Commentary for Moed Katan 52:15
התם משום כבוד אשה הוא
under another [category], To what extent does one rend [his garment]? - To [exposing his breast down to] the [region of the] navel; some say, [only] down to the [region of the] heart - Although there is no [authentic] proof on this point, there is some [Scriptural] allusion to it, as it is said: And rend your hearts and not your garments.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Joel II, 13.');"><sup>15</sup></span> Having reached to the navel, [on hearing another evil report] he moves away a space of three fingers [from the former rent] and rends [afresh].
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