Hilkhot Aveilut: Understanding the Laws of Mourning – Rabbi David Brofsky (BKE-HA) Megillas Esther- Hebrew The first section of the

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Hilkhot Aveilut: Understanding the Laws of Mourning – Rabbi David Brofsky (BKE-HA) Megillas Esther- Hebrew The first section of theHilkhot Avelut: Understanding the Laws of Mourning integrates halakhic, conceptual, philosophical, and historical analysis as it presents the laws of mourning. Each topic begins with its primary sources, be it a talmudic passage, a comment of the Geonim, or a practice instituted by the Rishonim or Aharonim. The author traces the halakha through the early and later commentaries, including relevant debates among the poskim regarding contemporary