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רָחַץ לַיְלָה הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁמֵּתָה אִשְׁתּוֹ. אָמְרוּ לוֹ תַלְמִידָיו, לֹא לִמַּדְתָּנוּ, רַבֵּנוּ, שֶׁאָבֵל אָסוּר לִרְחֹץ. אָמַר לָהֶם, אֵינִי כִשְׁאָר כָּל אָדָם, אִסְטְנִיס אָנִי:

And he bathed the first night after the death of his wife, at which his disciples said to him: "Did our master not teach us that a mourner may not bathe?" He answered: "I am not like most men; I am istanis." [cold and prone to catch cold (from "tzinah" - "cold"). He would suffer if he did not bathe, and only bathing for pleasure is forbidden a mourner.]

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