[Avodah] Who First Said It? 7 - Mourning during Sefirah

[Zev Sero]

rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:

> Add to this the not-so-popular sheeta of the Arizal that all 49 days
> are assur b'taspores and maybe we can restruct the history a bit

Not all 49 days, just the first 48.   The Ari holds that one should
davka cut ones hair on the 49th day, after having grown it since before
Pesach.  I think he even allows a haircut on the 48th day if the 49th is
Shabbos.

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