Commentary for Taanit 26:4
אמרי התם בשתכפוהו אבליו זה אחר זה דתניא תכפוהו אבליו זה אחר זה הכביד שערו מיקל בתער ומכבס כסותו במים אמר רב חסדא בתער אבל לא במספרים במים ולא בנתר ולא בחול ולא באהל
Therefore [it must speak of] cold water!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [And yet it is forbidden to a girl who has not reached adolescence to bathe in it during her mourning, which contradicts Raba.]');"><sup>3</sup></span> - No; [it speaks of] painting the eyelids and dyeing the hair. Shall we say that the following supports Raba: R'Abba the Priest said in the name of R'Jose the Priest: It happened that the sons of R'Jose B'Hanina died and he bathed in cold water throughout the seven days [of mourning].
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