What is the source for tearing over the burning of a Torah scroll? The Pasuk states (Yirmiyah 36, 23), "And it happened that whenever Yehudi read 3 or 4 Delasos".

What are 3 and 4 Delasos? 3 or 4 Pesukim. When he comes to the 5th Pasuk, the Pasuk states (Eichah 1, 5), "...as Hash-m has afflicted her because of her many sins"...Immediately (Yirmiyah 36, 23), "he would cut it out with the blade of a scribe". And the Pasuk states (Yirmiyah 36, 24), "...they did not fear and they did not tear their clothes".

If a person sees a Torah sage that died, it is as if he saw the burning of a Torah scroll.

R. Abahu: I should be punished if a tasted anything that entire day (that I heard of the death of a Torah sage).

R. Yona was once in Tzur. He heard of the death of R. Abahu's son. Even though he had eaten cheese and drank water that day, the rest of the day he fasted.

R. Ba and R. Chuna bar Chiya were once sitting. An ostrich came and grabbed the Tefillin of R. Chuna bar Chiya. R. Ba trapped the ostrich, choked it and took back the Tefillin.

R. Chuna B"C to R. Ba: Any longer and it would have been like a Torah scroll being burned.

R. Ba replied: You are mistaken in two ways, as Rav Yirmiyah quoted from Rav that one only tears for a Torah scroll that was burned by force by a king of Israel, such as Yehuyakim ben Yoshiyahu king of Yehudah and his friends.

Ula Biriya/ R. Elazar quoting R. Chaninah: One who sees a burnt Torah scroll must tear over the parchment and text separately.

Why is this? The Pasuk states (Yirmiyah 36, 27), "after the king burned the scroll and the words". "The scroll" is the parchment and "the words" is the text.

R. Berachiyah/ R. Chelbo/ Ula Biriya/ R. Elazar quoting R. Chaninah: In the future, the Holy One will make a circle for the righteous in the world to come.

What is the source for this? The Pasuk states (Tehillim 48, 14), "Mark in your hearts (Lecheilah) her ramparts". The Pasuk is actually written as "Lecholah" (meaning a circle)...The righteous will point to Him with their fingers, as the Pasuk states (Tehillim 48, 15), "For this is G-d, our G-d, forever, He will guide us forever (Almus)" - (this word is expounded in 3 ways), 'hidden' (his movements are not noticeable because they are so swift); 'zealous' and 'like these young men' (who walk swiftly and smoothly).

Akilas Asna Sira explained that Almus means a world without death. The righteous will point with their fingers and say 'For this is G-d, our G-d, forever, He will guide us forever' (Almus is expounded in the plural) he will guide us in this world and in the next world.

One tears upon Yerushalayim and the Temple (see earlier daf 25 2:c). This is derived from the Pasuk that states (Yirmiyah 41, 5), "And men came from Shechem, from Shilo and from Shomron, 80 men with shaved beards and torn clothing.

A person must tear, whether he heard of the destruction of Yerushalayim or whether he saw Yerushalayim in its state of destruction.

One who sees Yerushalayim from the Tzofim (a place from which one can see Yerushalayim) or closer must tear. (Note: See explanation of Rav Chaim Kanievski.)

Beraisa #1: (When the Beraisa said that he tears over Yerushalayim and over the Temple, the implication is that he tears twice. According to Beraisa #1) he extends his original tear.

Beraisa #2: His original tear is a Tefach (handbreadth) and the addition is any amount.

Beraisa #3: His original tear is a Tefach and the addition is 3 fingerbreadths.

R. Yosa/ R. Yirmiyah quoting R. Chiya bar Ba/ R. Chizkiyah/ R. Yirmiyah quoting R. Yochanan: The Halachah follows Beraisa #2.

Question: When a mourner tears, must the tear reach the edge of the garment?

Answer (R. Yirmiyah/ R. Chiya quoting R. Shimon ben Lakish): The Pasuk states (Shmuel 2, 1, 12), "And David grabbed hold of his garments" - it is not called grabbing if it is less than a Tefach.

"And he tore them (clearly into two)" - R. Simon quoting R. Yehoshua ben Levi - From here we learn that a person must tear his garment until the edge.

If a person tore over one relative and then another relative died, even if it is one of his parents or his Rav that taught him wisdom, he makes one tear for all of them.

R. Yehudah ben Teima: He tears for a parent separately and for another relative separately, but he should not merely extend a tear for a parent.

Question: Is this not the same as the first statement (g)? Rather, it means that he should not extend a tear made for a parent.

R. Chelbo and Rav Masna/ Yosi bar Menasya quoting Rav: The Halachah follows R. Yehudah ben Teima.

If one's relative died and he tore and then another relative died, he may extend the first tear.

How much can he extend a tear? R. Chaninah said - Until it reaches his navel.

Beraisa (an elder to R. Zeirah): Even if he had no garment to tear and he received a garment during the 7 days of mourning, he must tear it then.

R. Zeirah to the elder: This refers to other relatives, but for a parent, he must tear even later than the first 7 days.

If one's relative died and he tore and then another relative died, he moves 3 fingerbreadths away from the first tear and tears again.

If there is no more room in front, he begins to tear at the back of the garment (by reversing it). If there is no more room at the top, he begins to tear below (by turning his garment upside-down).

If both areas are torn, R. Chiya son of R. Ada of Yaffo said that he has become like a Pocheyach (one who is naked and is therefore exempt from tearing).

R. Chinana bar Papa visited R. Tanchum bar Chiya who was mourning. R. Tanchum came out to greet him wearing a Santiriyah.

What is a Santiriyah? A garment without seams (i.e. without any tears).

R. Chinana to R. Tanchum: From where did you learn this?

R. Tanchum replied: This was the practice of R. Simon. Please pray for us!

R. Chinana: Hash-m should close your breach; as during the entire year of mourning, judgment is stretched over the family.

As R. Yochanan said - for the 7 days of mourning, the sword is drawn; until 30 days it is rising and falling; after 12 months it returns to its sheath.

It is comparable to a pile of stones. As soon as one stone shakes, all of the stones shake.

R. Elazar: If a baby boy is born in the family, the entire family is healed.