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reduce it. In the case of his father or mother, he must always reduce his business.
With regard to all other deceased relatives, if the mourner wishes, he may remove his garment from one of his shoulders, and if he wishes not to remove it, he need not remove it. However, in the case of his father or mother, he must always remove his garment from one of his shoulders.
There was an incident when the father of a leading authority of his generation died, and the authority wished to remove his garment from one shoulder. Another leading authority of the generation also wished to remove his own garment together with him, in order to join him in his mourning, but due t
Abaye said: The leading authority of the generation mentioned here is R' Yehuda HaNasi, and the leading authority of the generation who was with him was R' Ya’akov bar Aḥa. And some say: The leading authority of the generation was R' Ya’akov bar Aḥa, and the leading authority of the generation who
The Talmud examines this issue: Granted, according to the one who said that the leading authority of the generation who was with him was R' Yehuda HaNasi, this is the reason that he refrained and did not remove his garment from his shoulder. That is to say, R' Ya’akov bar Aḥa refrained from doing so