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Our daf focuses on mourning and Shabbat. Are we allowed to mourn on Shabbat, or does the
'delight' of Shabbat override our right to mourn? Which mitzvot must we continue to observe on Shabbat? Are we asked to observe all or none?
And what difference might it make whether we are observing in private or in public? Does it matter how the community might understand our experience of mourning?
We explore the minhag of comforting after lecha Dodi on Shabbat and it complexities as well as the notion of Nichum Aveilim be'halacha and emotionally.
We examine other letters of comfort in antiquity to compare.