[Avodah] aveilus of Nine Days is equivalent to Shloshim

[Rich, Joel]

Mi-I have a more fundamental problem... Practices for the 9 Days
originated as minhag. RYBS is forced to assume that even minhag must
follow established halachic categories because of his concept of
Halakhic Man and the lack of "rituals" in Yahadus.
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Me- Forced to assume? Wouldn't it be appropriate to assume kol dtakkun
rabbanan K'ein duraita tikun and that "minhag" regarding aveilut for
beit hamikdash would have originated (or been shaped) with the rabbis
not the people?
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Mi-

What is the "erev Shabbos Jew" but a positive portrayal of the same
sentimentality and extra-halachic ceremony?

This is not necessarily a contradiction: RYBS could well have chosen to
emphasize the primary goal, and thus lamented not having time to get
beyond teaching the halakhos shemiras Shabbos. Or, it could just be a
Brisker speaking like a Brisker.

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Me- Not a contradiction, he was saying iiuc that the sentimentality
could not be the primary connection.  He laments not being able to
"teach" the sentimentality because it does not lend itself to classroom
instruction but only through experience.

KT
Joel Rich
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