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The Gemara asks: Upon receiving a belated report of a close relative’s passing, does one rend his garment or does he not rend it?
Rabbi Mani said: He does not rend it, whereas Rabbi Ḥanina said: He does rend it.
Rabbi Mani said to Rabbi Ḥanina: Granted, it makes sense that according to my position this is consistent, as I say that he does not rend his garment, and this is because there is no seven-day period of mourning.
We examine the halachos of keryah and especially regarding the customs when coming to the Kotel.
We also explore expressions of grief through rending clothes in the bible, and Jastrow's classical article on ancient near eastern mourning practices,
and psychologically as part of the stages of grief.