Gittin 75b

גיטין ע״ה ע״ב

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Topic

Conditions in a גט: returning the paper, a dying man's wording, and serving the father or nursing the son

Overview

The amud opens by finishing a discussion about a ברייתא where a man gives a גט on condition that the paper be returned to him. רב אדא בר אהבה says the condition is void because the condition and the action are about the same thing. רב אשי instead says the ברייתא follows רבי, for whom 'על מנת' works like 'מעכשיו', so the divorce takes effect right away. Next, שמואל sets a wording for the גט of a dying man. The גמרא explains why the negative side comes first, and רבא then replaces it with a three-part wording that puts 'yes' before 'no', as in the condition of בני גד ובני ראובן. A new משנה follows about a גט given on condition that the wife serve the husband's father or nurse his son. The time allowed, and what happens if the son or father dies, depend on whether a time was stated, and רבן שמעון בן גמליאל disagrees. The גמרא contrasts this משנה with a ברייתא that says one day is enough, and רב חסדא, רבא and רב אשי each answer differently. The amud ends with a new objection to רב אשי, which continues on the next amud.

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The steps (23)

1. ChallengeCondition and action are about the same thing
2. Resolutionרב אדא בר אהבה gives the real reason
3. Resolutionרב אשי: the ברייתא follows רבי
4. Statementשמואל's wording for a dying man's גט
5. ChallengeWhy not put the positive side first?
6. ResolutionA person does not mention his own misfortune first
7. ChallengeWhy not put the result before the condition?
8. ResolutionThe condition must come before the action
9. Challengeרבא: positive must come before negative
10. Statementרבא's three-part wording
11. ConclusionWhy each part of רבא's wording is needed
12. StatementNew משנה: a גט on condition to serve the father or nurse the son, with no time stated
13. StatementWhen two years are stated outright and the son dies or the father refuses, it is not a גט
14. Statementרבן שמעון בן גמליאל: a hindrance that is not from her leaves the גט valid
15. ChallengeDoes she really need to serve or nurse that long? A ברייתא says one day is enough
16. Resolutionרב חסדא: the two sources follow different opinions
17. ChallengeThe first clause cannot be רבן שמעון בן גמליאל
18. ResolutionFlip it: the ברייתא follows רבן שמעון בן גמליאל
19. Resolutionרבא: unspecified time versus a clearly stated time
20. Resolutionרב אשי: An Open-Ended Condition Means One Day
21. ChallengeThe משנה's Two Years Seem to Contradict רב אשי
22. ResolutionThe Two Years Mark the Window for the One Day
23. ChallengeNew Objection: The Son Died or the Father Refused