Studying Torah during Shiva for those who are very eager to study Torah
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Question
If someone is passionately devoted to Torah, is there a permission for him to study during Shiva in his usual manner?
Answer
Even for those who are passionately devoted to Torah, there is no permission to study except for the permitted topics.
Source
The Beit Yosef wrote in Siman 384: "We learn in the Jerusalem Talmud (there) that if someone is passionately devoted to Torah, it is permitted, but the codifiers did not record it:" And even in the Shulchan Aruch, this ruling was omitted.
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