תּלמוד אויף יואל 2:16

It is written¹⁴Joel2:16. Babli 15b/16a.: May the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her bridal chamber. May the bridegroom leave his room, that is the Ark, and the bride her bridal chamber, that is the Torah¹⁵In A: the Torah scroll.. Another word: May the bridegroom leave his room, that is the Patriarch, and the bride her bridal chamber, that is the presiding judge. Rebbi Ḥelbo said to Rebbi Yudan the Patriarch¹⁶R. Judah II, Rebbi’s grandson., come with us and your pain will be gone¹⁷In A and the quote by R. Nission Gerondi ad loc.: will be effective.. Rebbi Yose said, this implies that our fasts are no real fasts. Why? since the Patriarch is not with us¹⁸Since the Patriarch resided in Sepphoris but the Academy was in Tiberias. The implication seems to be that other details of the Mishnah also do not have to be executed exactly as described..

HALAKHAH: Rebbi Ze`ira in the name of Rav Jeremiah: He who does work on a public fast-day is like one who does work on the Day of Atonement. What is the reason? Sanctify a fast-day, call an assembly<sup>188</sup>Joel2:15.. But was it not stated, the night is permitted but the day forbidden<sup>189</sup>Babli 14a.? Rebbi Ze`ira said, Abba bar Jeremiah¹⁹⁰In the Babli 13b: Rav Jeremiah bar Abba. confirmed it; assemble the people¹⁹¹Joel2:16., at the time of the popular assembly.

MISHNAH: “When the policemen finish to speak to the people, the officers will have taken up position at the head of the people.²²³Deut. 20:9.” Behind the people one puts up people with backups armed with iron axes and they have permission to break the legs of anyone who desires to abandon his post since flight is the start of falling, as it is said²²⁴1S. 4:17.: “Israel fled from before the Philistines and a great plague was among the people.” Further on it says²²⁵1S. 31:1., “the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and slain fell on Mount Gilboa.” About what have these things be said²²⁶The preceding Mishnaiot which gave permission to a number of people to be excused from military service.? About a war of choice, but in a war of obligation²²⁷The definitions are a matter of discussion in the Halakhah. everybody goes out, even a groom from his room and a bride from her bridal chamber²²⁸One might assume that the groom’s room is the bride’s bridal chamber. The expression is from Joel2:16.. Rebbi Jehudah said, about what have these things been said? About a war of obligation, but in a war of duty everybody goes out, even a groom from his room and a bride from her bridal chamber.