Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Daf Yomi Taanit 30a: Kinnot means Eicha

Soncino mentions this, and it is fairly obvious, but one popular daf Yomi site does not translate Kinos, leaving it just as Kinos, Iyov and Yirmiyahu, perhaps because they thought it was obvious, perhaps wanting to leave it ambiguous, or perhaps because they actually thought it meant Kinos, aside from Eicha.

The question is what one may "read" on Tisha BeAv. "Read" in this context means specifically reading things in Tanach. And opposed to "learn" which applies to Torah sheBaal Peh. In this case, if Kinot occurs in the list of allowed reading, and the context is other seforim in Tanach, then Kinot means Eicha. Which makes sense, given that this is traditionally the Kinah composed by Yirmiyahu, and that the non-Hebrew name of the book is Lamentations, which is a translation of Kinnot. So know this when learning this in daf Yomi tomorrow.



ת"ר כל מצות הנוהגות באבל נוהגות בט"ב. אסור ברחיצה ובסיכה ובנעילת הסנדל ובתשמיש המטה ואסור לקרות בתורה ובנביאים ובכתובים ולשנות במשנה ובתלמוד ובהלכות ובהגדות אבל קורא הוא במקום שאינו רגיל לקרות ושונה במקום שאינו רגיל לשנות וקורא בקינות ובאיוב ובדברים הרעים שבירמיה ותינוקות של בית רבן (אינן) בטלין בו ד"ר מאיר
ר' יהודה אומר אף אינו קורא במקום שאינו רגיל לקרות ואינו שונה במקום שאינו רגיל לשנות אבל קורא הוא בקינות ובאיוב ובדברים הרעים שבירמיה ותינוקות של בית רבן בטלין בו משו' שנא' פקודי ה' ישרים משמחי לב

והלכתא כר' יהודה:
The Sages learnt {in a brayta}: All commandments which are practice by a mourner are practiced on the 9th of Av. Forbidden are washing {oneself}, anointing, wearing of sandals, and marital relations, and it is forbidden to read the Torah, Neviim, and Ketuvim, and to learn Mishna, Talmud, halacha and aggada. However he may read from a place he is not used to reading and learn from a place he is not used to learning, and may read Kinnot {=Eicha}, Iyyov, and the negative things in Yirmiyahu. And children in school are {one possible girsa: are not} let off on it. These are the words of Rabbi Meir.
Rabbi Yehuda says: He also does not read from the place he is not used to reading from, nor may he learn from the place he is not used to learning from, but he may read Kinnot {=Eicha}, Iyyov, and the negative things in Yirmiyahu. And children in school are let off on it, for it is written {Tehillim 19:9}:
ט פִּקּוּדֵי יְשָׁרִים, מְשַׂמְּחֵי-לֵב; מִצְוַת ה בָּרָה, מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם. 9 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
{Rif:} And the halacha is like Rabbi Yehuda.

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