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The Sages taught: One reroutes the funeral procession for burial of a corpse to yield before the wedding procession of a bride.
And both this, the funeral procession, and that, the wedding procession, yield before a king of Israel.
Why can't a king waive the honor to which he is entitled? The Rishonim suggest several approaches to the issue, which touch upon the foundations of kingdom in Israel.
How is the king's waiver of his honor for the sake of a mitzva understood?
Is there a difference between the king's waiver in favor of a bride and his waiver in favor of ordinary people?
We explore the nature of joy and grief that occur simultaneously as well as the scandal of modern funeral practices.