Participation in a Wedding Opposite the Temple Site
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Question
Does someone attending a wedding in a hall opposite the Temple site need to tear their clothes, or are they exempt because the wedding might be considered like a festival, which exempts from tearing?
Answer
One must tear, as at the wedding itself a glass is broken, and it is learned from the verse 'if I do not elevate Jerusalem above my highest joy', proving that the joy of the wedding does not exempt from mourning for the Temple and Jerusalem.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 561
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