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Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De'ah 355
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Opens “דברים שמשנים באשה יותר מבאיש. ובו סעיף…”
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<b>דברים שמשנים באשה יותר מבאיש. ובו סעיף אחד:</b><br>אין מניחין מטה של אשה ברחוב מפני הכבוד (ואין עולין בחבר עיר על האשה) (טור):
A woman's bier is not set down in the open street out of respect; 28a. Cf. Sem(H). XII, 4. The reason is on account of propriety. supra § 354. ( And one does not go up with the town scholar top) who played a leading role in the town affairs and was maintained by the town, or b) the town council or group similar to the Roman Collegia (v. Krauss, Synagogale Altertumer pp. 20 ff.; Sem(H). Int. p. 46-7), or c) the local communal charity or religious organization (cf. ‘Aruk s.v. חבר ). Cf. infra § 403, 3. Ta Z explains that the meaning of הבר עיר in the present ruling is in accord with b), and that for reasons of propriety they did not proceed to the open street. ShaK adopts a), and explains that it was undignified for the town scholar to follow the funeral procession of a woman. for a woman's sake ) — G. Derived from Sem(H). XI, 2. Cf. Yad, Ebel XII, 5. Nowadays this custom is no longer practiced. .
English translation: Code of Hebrew Law by Chaim N. Denburg, Montreal, 1955 · CC-BY