Commentary for Yoma 12:5

רבינא אמר אפילו תימא טומאת המת דחויה היא בצבור טומאת המת לא שכיחא טומאת ביתו שכיחא

R'Tahlifa, father of R'Huna, said in the name of Raba: This teaches that in the case of a community [the law of] corpse uncleanness is inoperative.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'permissible'.');">⁹</span> Rabina said: You might also say that [the law of] corpse uncleanness is only suspended in case of a community,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is only suspended as by emergency and every effort is due to effect a proper service in its stead.');">¹⁰</span>

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