Commentary for Niddah 96:15
בנות עניים צד שמאל ממהר לבא מפני ששואבות כדי מים עליהן ואיבעית אימא
Our Rabbis taught: All girls to be examined must be examined by women. So also R. Eliezer entrusted the examination to his wife, and R. Ishmael entrusted it to his mother. R. Judah ruled: Before the period<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. before the age of eleven years and a day. ');"><sup>12</sup></span>
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