[Avodah] Tachanun During Nissan

[Prof. Levine via Avodah]

The following is from today's Halacha for 
Today  http://halachafortodaycom.blogspot.com/

Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parashas Shemini (Parashiyos Tazria- Metzorah in 
Eretz Yisroel); Mevorchim Chodesh Iyar; Rosh Chodesh will be on 
Sunday and Monday


28 Nisan , 5775
April 17, 2015

CURRENT TOPIC:
REVIEW OF
HALACHOS OF SEFIRAS HA'OMER

Halachos for Erev Shabbos Kodesh

1) The thirty third day of the Omer, the 18th of Iyar,  is referred 
to as "Lag B'Omer" and the early sources already treat this day as a 
special day, as a kind of Yom Tov. (See Sefer Hamanhig page 91a and 
Meiri to Yevamos 62b)

2) The Tur (Siman 493:3) states that the Talmidim of Rav Akiva 
stopped dying on Lag B'Omer.

However, the Talmud (Yevamos 62b) clearly states that they died from 
Pesach all the way until Shavuos. If that is so, what then is the 
significance of the 33rd day of the Omer and why does the Tur write 
that they stopped dying on that day?

The Maharil writes, to explain this apparent discrepancy between the 
Talmud and the words of the Tur,  that they died on all of the days 
between Pesach and Shavuos except on the days that we do not say 
Tachanun. These days are: 7 days of Pesach, 2 days of Rosh Chodesh 
Iyar, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, the 7 Shabbasos in sefira; 17 days in all.

Therefore they only died on 32 of the 49 days. As a commemoration of 
this, we designate the "33rd" day as the day that the dying stopped 
and we celebrate that day, but not that it totally stopped on Lag B'Omer.

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Note that according to the Maharil  tachanun was originally said 
during Nissan except for the days indicated!  I wonder when saying 
Tachanun during Nissan ended. YL



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