וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃
La parole de l’Éternel me fut adressée en ces termes:
Daf Shevui to Sukkah
In Ezekiel 24:15-17 God tells Ezekiel that he is about to take his wife away from him but that he is not allowed to mourn over her. God specifies certain ways in which Ezekiel is to behave. The rabbis use these verses to derive some of the laws of mourning. Among His instructions, God tells him, “Put on your turban.” The word for “turban” can also be translated as “your beauty” and the rabbis interpret this to mean tefillin. Ezekiel was told specifically to put on his tefillin—their presence upon him was a sign that he wasn’t mourning. But all other mourners are not allowed to wear their tefillin while mourning.
However, this only applies to the first day of mourning. After the first day, even a mourner must put on his tefillin.
However, this only applies to the first day of mourning. After the first day, even a mourner must put on his tefillin.