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

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Sat Apr 10 23:23:02 PDT 2010


T613K at aol.com wrote:

> The issue is not aveilus?  What /is/ the issue?

The Zohar compares the preparation for mattan torah to a nidah rising
out of her tum'ah and preparing for her chosson.  It specifically refers
to the hair grown during her time of tum'ah being cut in order to become
tahor.

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