יורה דעה שנ״הYoreh De'ah 355

Se’if 1א׳

אֵין מַנִּיחִין מִטָּה שֶׁל אִשָּׁה בָּרְחוֹב, מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד. וְאֵין עוֹלִין בְּחֶבֶר עִיר עַל הָאִשָּׁה (טוּר).

A woman's bier is not set down in the open street out of respect;1Mishna M.K. 27a in accord with R. Eleazar ibid. 28a. Cf. Sem(H). XII, 4. The reason is on account of propriety. supra § 354. (And one does not go up with the town scholar2חבר עיר may mean a) the town scholar (v. Meg. 27b, Rashi top) who played a leading role in the town affairs and was maintained by the town, or b) the town council or group similar to the Roman Collegia (v. Krauss, Synagogale Altertumer pp. 20 ff.; Sem(H). Int. p. 46-7), or c) the local communal charity or religious organization (cf. ‘Aruk s.v. חבר). Cf. infra § 403, 3. TaZ explains that the meaning of הבר עיר in the present ruling is in accord with b), and that for reasons of propriety they did not proceed to the open street. ShaK adopts a), and explains that it was undignified for the town scholar to follow the funeral procession of a woman. for a woman's sake)3Tur — G. Derived from Sem(H). XI, 2. Cf. Yad, Ebel XII, 5. Nowadays this custom is no longer practiced..