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אורח חיים תקכ״וOrach Chayim 526

Siman 526 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 12 se'ifim

הלכות יום טובLaws of the Festivals· siman 526

Se’if 1א׳

מֵת הַמֻּטָּל לְקָבְרוֹ, אִם הוּא בְּיוֹם טוֹב רִאשׁוֹן לֹא יִתְעַסְּקוּ בּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲפִלּוּ יַסְרִיחַ וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר בַּעֲמָמִין, אֲבָל יִתְעַסְקוּ בּוֹ עֲמָמִין אֲפִלּוּ מֵת בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן ד"ש, וַאֲפִלּוּ אִם יְכוֹלִין לְהַשְׁהוֹתוֹ עַד לְמָחָר שֶׁלֹּא יַסְרִיחַ; וְכָל זֶה בַּעֲשִׂיַּת קֶבֶר וְאָרוֹן וְתַכְרִיכִין, אֲבָל לְהַלְבִּישׁוֹ וּלְחַמֵּם לוֹ מַיִם לְטַהֲרוֹ וּלְהוֹצִיאוֹ וּלְשׂוּמוֹ בַּקֶּבֶר, מֻתָּר עַל יְדֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. הַגָּה: וְטוֹב לִזָּהֵר לְטַהֲרוֹ עַל יְדֵי קַשׁ עַל גַּב עוֹר אוֹ נֶסֶר, וְלֹא עַל יְדֵי סְדִינִים, שֶׁלֹּא יָבֹא לִידֵי סְחִיטָה (תְּרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן סִימָן פ"ב).

1. The laws of death on a holiday, 12 Seifim: If a dead body is waiting to be buried on the first day of a holiday (a Jew should not busy himself with it, even if it will smell and it is possible to use non-Jews, but) non-Jews can busy themselves with it, even if he died that day (and see above chapter 304), and even if they can wait until the next day when it will smell. This is all referring to making the (grave), the coffin, and the shrouds. However, dressing him, heating water to purify him, and taking it out to put it in the grave is permitted even for a Jew. Rem"a: And it is best to be careful to purify him over a straw, leather, or wood, and not over sheets, lest one come to [transgress the prohibition of] wringing (Trumat Hadeshen chapter 82).

Se’if 2ב׳

מֵת בְּיוֹם טוֹב רִאשׁוֹן אָסוּר לַהֲלִינוֹ עַד יוֹם טוֹב שֵׁנִי כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּתְעַסְקוּ בּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל.

If somebody dies on the first day of a holiday, it is forbidden to let him rest until the second day so that Jews can deal with him.

Se’if 3ג׳

בְּשַׁבָּת וּבְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים לֹא יִתְעַסְקוּ בּוֹ כְּלָל, אֲפִלּוּ עַל יְדֵי עֲמָמִין, אֲפִלּוּ לְהוֹצִיאוֹ עַל יְדֵיהֶם וּלְהַנִּיחוֹ בְּכוּךְ (פֵּרוּשׁ בַּחֲפִירָה) הָעֲשׂוּיָה מֵאֶתְמוֹל.

3. On Shabbat and Yom Kippur, not even non-Jews can deal with him, even by carrying him out by handing and putting him in a kuf (meaning, a plot) that was made the previous day.

…and 7 more se'ifim in this siman.

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