Gittin 84a

גיטין פ״ד ע״א

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Topic

Conditional גיטין: a condition to marry a named man, impossible conditions, and forbidden conditions

Overview

The amud opens by finishing an earlier discussion. Once a husband fully frees his wife, even for a short time, the גט works according to both רבי אליעזר and the רבנן. Next comes a ברייתא about a גט given 'on condition that you marry so-and-so.' רב נחמן tries two readings of it, and רבא knocks down the second, including a comparison to a vow about sleeping. רבא then gives his own reading, and a ברייתא backs him up. Before the fact, she may marry neither the named man nor anyone else. After the fact, she stays with the named man but must leave any other man. Then a ברייתא brings conditions no one can fulfill, like going up to the sky. רבי יהודה בן תימא says the husband was only exaggerating, so the גט is valid, and the הלכה follows him. Last, אביי and רבא argue whether a forbidden condition, like eating בשר חזיר, counts as impossible. רבא defends his view against a ברייתא about relations with 'my father or your father.'

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The steps (24)

1. ConclusionOnce he cuts her off, she is cut off
2. StatementA divorce on condition that she marry a certain man
3. QuestionWhat does the ברייתא mean?
4. Responseרב נחמן: she may not marry the named man
5. ChallengeCan a rabbinic decree permit a married woman?
6. Resolutionרב נחמן's new reading: she should not marry the named man
7. Challengeרבא: does this let her marry someone else first?
8. ResolutionPossible defense: marry today, divorce tomorrow
9. StatementThe vow about sleeping today if he sleeps tomorrow
10. RejectionThe sleep case is not like the marriage case
11. Resolutionרבא's own reading of the ברייתא
12. ProofA ברייתא supports רבא
13. StatementA ברייתא: a גט with an impossible condition is not valid
14. Statementרבי יהודה בן תימא: the גט is valid, because he was only exaggerating
15. ConclusionThe הלכה follows רבי יהודה בן תימא
16. ProofThe wording of the משנה supports this ruling
17. QuestionWhat about a condition to eat pig meat?
18. Responseאביי: it is the same as an impossible condition
19. Responseרבא: it is possible, because she can eat it and get lashes
20. StatementWhich word each side relies on
21. ChallengeA ברייתא about conditions involving relations
22. ChallengeThe missing father case challenges רבא
23. Resolutionרבא: the father case is truly impossible
24. ConclusionHow רבא reads 'כלל' and 'כזה'