ה ת"ר עד מתי הבת ממאנת עד שתביא שתי שערות דברי רבי מאיר ר' יהודה אומר עד שירבה השחור רבי יוסי אומר עד שתקיף העטרה בן שלקות אומר עד שתכלכל
5 R. Jose ruled: Until a ring is formed around the nipple. Ben Shelakoth ruled: Until she grows her hair in profusion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Tosaf. ');"><sup>9</sup></span> In connection with this R. Simeon stated: Hanina b. Hakinai once met me at Zidon and said to me,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So MS.M. ');"><sup>10</sup></span> 'When you arrive at R. Akiba's ask him "until what age may a girl exercise the right of <i>mi'un</i>". If he tells you, <font>"Until she grows two hairs"</font>, ask him this: Did not Ben Shelakoth testify in the presence of all of you at Jamnia, "Until she grows her hair in profusion", and you did not say to him a word to the contrary?' When I arrived at R. Akiba's the latter told me, 'I do not know anything about the growing of hair in profusion, and I do not know Ben Shelakoth; a girl may exercise the right of <i>mi'un</i> until the age when <font>she grows two hairs'</font>. <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. <font>THE TWO HAIRS SPOKEN OF</font> IN REGARD TO THE RED HEIFER<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. A.Z. 24a and Parah II, 5. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> AND IN REGARD TO LEPROSY<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Neg. I, 5. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> AS WELL AS THOSE SPOKEN OF ANYWHERE ELSE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In regard to the marks of puberty. ');"><sup>13</sup></span> MUST BE LONG ENOUGH FOR THEIR TIPS TO BE BENT TO THEIR ROOTS; SO R. ISHMAEL. R. ELIEZER RULED: LONG ENOUGH TO BE GRASPED BY A FINGER-NAIL, R. AKIBA RULED: LONG ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN OFF WITH SCISSORS. <b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. R. Hisda citing Mar Ukba stated: The <i>halachah</i> is in agreement with the views of all these in that the law is thereby invariably restricted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. as soon as the hairs grow to the smallest length mentioned in our Mishnah she is no longer regarded as minor and the right of mi'un is denied to her, while halizah may not be performed until the hairs grew to the maximum of the lengths mentioned, when her majority is beyond all doubt. ');"><sup>14</sup></span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. A WOMAN WHO OBSERVED A BLOOD-STAIN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On her underclothing. ');"><sup>15</sup></span>