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

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:

> : 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.
> 
> This is a side-issue. The Ari holds that the aveilus that would issur
> taspores applies all 49 days, it's "just" that hachanah for Yom Tov
> overrides it.

The issue, according to the Ari, is not aveilus.  If it were, then it
would be suspended on Lag Ba'omer.

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