Studying Torah and Greeting on the Eve of Passover When Passover Cancels the Laws of Shiva
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Question
If someone's father passed away on the 11th of Nisan, and Passover cancels the laws of Shiva, can he study Torah on the eve of Passover after midday?
Answer
It is forbidden to study Torah and greet until the onset of the Passover holiday.
Source
It is written in Beit Yosef, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 399, in the name of the Tashbatz: "Once it happened that someone had the seventh day of mourning on Friday, the eve of Passover, and he said that since it was the time of the Passover sacrifice, and in those days they recited Hallel and it was a festival, mourning is not observed." And it is written that there is no support or proof for this.
And the Darkei Moshe wrote briefly, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 399: "And so it is explicitly stated in Or Zarua (laws of mourning, Siman 332, page 89a) that on the eve of Passover, mourning ceases from the time of the Passover sacrifice and onwards." And so ruled the Rema in Yoreh De'ah, Siman 399: "On the eve of Passover, everything is permitted after midday, that is, from the time of the Passover sacrifice and onwards; and it is preferable to shave before midday, as others are forbidden to shave after midday." And this is copied in Mishnah Berurah, Siman 548, Se'if Katan 31: "But on the eve of Passover, everything is permitted after midday, that is, from the time of the Passover sacrifice and onwards, as it is a festival forbidden in work, and therefore bathing is permitted immediately after midday, as well as laundering, but shaving is permitted even before midday, since others are forbidden to shave after midday, as stated in the laws of Passover."
And the words of the early authorities and the Rema apply to one for whom Passover cancels the laws of thirty days, not to one for whom Passover cancels the laws of seven days, except for the words of the Tashbatz brought by the Beit Yosef and rejected. Therefore, it is forbidden until the onset of the festival, and even the Chochmat Adam in Chapter 159, Paragraph 3, who is lenient and holds that on the eve of Passover, mourning laws do not apply after midday because it is a festival. Nevertheless, it is explicitly stated in his words that private matters are observed as if one had died on Shabbat within the festival.
And the Darkei Moshe wrote briefly, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 399: "And so it is explicitly stated in Or Zarua (laws of mourning, Siman 332, page 89a) that on the eve of Passover, mourning ceases from the time of the Passover sacrifice and onwards." And so ruled the Rema in Yoreh De'ah, Siman 399: "On the eve of Passover, everything is permitted after midday, that is, from the time of the Passover sacrifice and onwards; and it is preferable to shave before midday, as others are forbidden to shave after midday." And this is copied in Mishnah Berurah, Siman 548, Se'if Katan 31: "But on the eve of Passover, everything is permitted after midday, that is, from the time of the Passover sacrifice and onwards, as it is a festival forbidden in work, and therefore bathing is permitted immediately after midday, as well as laundering, but shaving is permitted even before midday, since others are forbidden to shave after midday, as stated in the laws of Passover."
And the words of the early authorities and the Rema apply to one for whom Passover cancels the laws of thirty days, not to one for whom Passover cancels the laws of seven days, except for the words of the Tashbatz brought by the Beit Yosef and rejected. Therefore, it is forbidden until the onset of the festival, and even the Chochmat Adam in Chapter 159, Paragraph 3, who is lenient and holds that on the eve of Passover, mourning laws do not apply after midday because it is a festival. Nevertheless, it is explicitly stated in his words that private matters are observed as if one had died on Shabbat within the festival.
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