Gittin 32a

גיטין ל״ב ע״א

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Topic

End of פרק כל הגט and the opening of פרק השולח: how and until when a husband can cancel a גט he sent, and which words count as cancelling it

Overview

The amud opens with the end of פרק כל הגט. The word יפרי is explained as heavy rain loosening things that are fitted tightly together, with three examples that each go further than the last. After the הדרן, פרק השולח begins with a משנה. A husband who sent a גט can cancel it by telling the שליח or his wife, in person or through another שליח, as long as the גט has not reached her hand. The משנה also says that people once cancelled a גט before a בית דין somewhere else, and רבן גמליאל הזקן stopped this מפני תיקון העולם. The גמרא then asks why the משנה lists each case. It explains that every case rules out a different suspicion, such as the idea that the husband only meant to upset his wife. Next, a ברייתא teaches which words cancel a גט, and the גמרא challenges it from a ruling about a gift, where the word בטל means 'void from the start.' אביי begins his answer, and it continues on the next amud.

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The steps (21)

1. StatementHeavy rain loosens a hoe's handle
2. Statementרב יוסף: even a peg in the wall loosens
3. Statementרב אחא בר יעקב: even a reed in a basket loosens
4. ConclusionHadran — Closing פרק כל הגט
5. StatementA husband can cancel a גט by telling the agent
6. StatementA husband can cancel a גט by telling the wife first
7. StatementOnce the גט reaches her hand, it can't be cancelled
8. StatementThe old practice: cancelling before a בית דין elsewhere
9. Statementרבן גמליאל הזקן stops the practice for תיקון העולם
10. StatementEven a chance meeting with the שליח lets the husband cancel the גט
11. QuestionWhy does the משנה need the case of a second שליח?
12. ResponseA second שליח is strong enough to cancel the first שליח's mission
13. QuestionWhy does the משנה need the case of the husband reaching his wife?
14. ResponseEven when he tells his wife directly, we do not assume he only wants to upset her
15. QuestionWhy does the משנה need the case of a שליח sent to the wife?
16. ResponseA שליח sent to the wife also cancels the גט, even though the husband loses no effort
17. QuestionOnce the גט reaches her, he cannot cancel it. Isn't that obvious?
18. ResponseEven if he was chasing the messenger the whole time, it is too late
19. StatementWhich words cancel a גט and which do nothing
20. ChallengeIn the case of a gift, 'void' means void from the start
21. Resolutionאביי begins his answer about the word 'void'