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The standard width of a public thoroughfare is 16 cubits. A road leading to one of the cities of refuge must be at least 32 cubits wide. Rav Huna said: What is the verse from which this is derived? As it is written with regard to the cities of refuge: “You shall prepare for yourself the way, and di
The Mishnah teaches: A king’s thoroughfare has no maximum measure. The Talmud explains: This is because the halakha is that a king may breach the fence of an individual in order to create a thoroughfare for himself, and none may protest his actions.
The Mishnah teaches: The path for those accompanying a deceased person to a grave has no maximum measure. The Talmud explains: This is due to the honor of the deceased.
§ The Mishnah teaches: With regard to the practice of standing and comforting the mourners following a funeral, the judges of Tzippori said that the standard requisite size is the area required for sowing 4 kav of seed. A baraita states: With regard to a family burial plot, even if one of the family
A baraita states: On their return from the burial, the mourners would stop after traveling a short distance and would sit to bewail the loss of the deceased. They would then stand and continue journeying for a short while and then repeat the procedure. The mourners perform no fewer than 7 standings