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Moed Katan Chart #6

Moed Katan Daf 14b-15b

THE LAWS OF AN AVEL, MENUDAH, AND METZORA
  (A)
AVEL(1) 		(B)
MENUDAH 		(C)
METZORA
1) MUST BE OBSERVED
DURING CHOL HA'MO'ED		 No Yes(2) Yes
2) PROHIBITED FROM
CUTTING HAIR 		Yes Yes Yes
3) MUST WRAP HEAD
(ATIFAS HA'ROSH) 		Yes ? Yes
4) PROHIBITED FROM
WEARING TEFILIN		 Yes(3) ? ?
5) PROHIBITION FROM
BEING GREETED
(SHE'EILAS SHALOM) 		Yes ? Yes
6) PROHIBITED FROM
LEARNING TORAH 		Yes No Yes
7) PROHIBITED FROM
WASHING CLOTHES		 Yes Yes Yes
8) MUST TEAR KERI'AH Yes ? Yes
9) MUST UPTURN BED
(KEFIYAS HA'MITAH) 		Yes ? ?
10) PROHIBITED FROM
WORKING		 Yes No ?
11) PROHIBITED FROM
WASHING		 Yes ? ?
12) PROHIBITED FROM
WEARING SHOES		 Yes ? ?
13) PROHIBITED FROM
MARITAL RELATIONS		 Yes ? Yes(4)
14) PERMITTED TO SEND
KORBANOS
WITH SHALI'ACH		 No(5) ? No
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FOOTNOTES:
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(1) In all of the laws of the Avel, the Gemara rules stringently (he is prohibited in all of the prohibitions listed here, and he is obligated in all of the requirements listed). The only leniency is that he does not observe his Aveilus during the festival.
(2) This is the conclusion of Rav Yosef, based on the Beraisa which says that Beis Din may place someone in Niduy on Chol ha'Mo'ed. (Abaye, though, rejects this proof, see Rashi DH Dilma and DH Ela). Hence according to Abaye, it remains questionable whether the laws of a Menudah must be observed during Chol ha'Mo'ed.)
(3) Tosfos (15b, DH v'Yeshvu) points out that this refers only to the first one or two days of Aveilus, during which an Avel does not wear Tefilin, as the Gemara explains later (21a).
(4) This applies only during his seven days of counting to bring his Korbanos and become Tahor (as we learned on 7b), but not during the days that he is a Metzora Muchlat, during which he may be with his wife (Tosfos ibid.).
(5) The Gemara says that he may not send Korbanos "when he is an Onen." The Tosefta, though, says clearly that during all of the days of Aveilus, one may not send Korbanos. This is also the ruling of Rashi Kesav Yad, as well as the Rambam and Talmid Rabeinu Yechiel. The Tosfos Rid, however, says that only an Onen may not send his Korbanos, but an Avel may.

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