Commentary for Yevamot 157:1

תריסר ירחי שתא ולא דרכיה למספדיה

the twelve months of the [first] year<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of mourning. A year is regarded as the maximum period for mourning after the dead. Cf. M.K. 21b. ');">¹</span> and it would be unusual to arrange for his mourning now. As to the nethinim,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Pl. of nathin. V. Glos. ');">²</span>

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