Commentary for Niddah 24:6
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the Rabbis themselves? — Because it is possible that they imposed additional restrictions upon themselves.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And this could be ascertained only by enquiring from the women. Had the enquiry been addressed to the Rabbis themselves they might have given the lenient ruling which applied to all, while R. Kahana was anxious to adopt any additional restrictions which the Rabbis may have imposed upon themselves. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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