Kesubos 74b

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Ketubot 74b

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Topic

Betrothal on condition of no vows or blemishes, and the משנה about remarrying a wife divorced because of a vow

Overview

First the גמרא finishes the earlier discussion: the girl may do מיאון and leave. Then a ברייתא teaches that if a man betroths a woman on condition that she has no vows, and a חכם later releases her vows, she is betrothed. If the condition was no blemishes and a doctor heals her, she is not betrothed. The reason is that a חכם uproots the vow from the start, while a doctor heals only from now on. A second ברייתא says that even with the חכם she is not betrothed. רבא explains that the first ברייתא follows רבי מאיר, who holds a man does not mind his wife being embarrassed in בית דין. The second follows רבי אלעזר, who holds he does mind. The גמרא shows the source of this argument in a משנה about a man who divorced his wife because of a vow, where רבי יהודה, רבי מאיר and רבי אלעזר each say when he may take her back. Finally the גמרא asks for רבי יהודה's reason and begins to quote a פסוק, which comes on the next amud.

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The steps (11)

1. ConclusionEnding of the earlier case: she may refuse and leave
2. StatementA sage's release saves the betrothal, a doctor's cure does not
3. QuestionWhat is the difference between a sage and a doctor?
4. ResponseA sage uproots from the start, a doctor heals only from now
5. ChallengeAnother ברייתא says even the sage's release does not help
6. Resolutionרבא: the two ברייתות follow רבי מאיר and רבי אלעזר
7. QuestionWhere is this disagreement found?
8. ResponseThe משנה about divorcing because of a vow or a bad name
9. ResponseThe quoted משנה continues: the views of רבי יהודה and רבי מאיר
10. Responseרבי אלעזר forbids both cases and explains why
11. QuestionWhat is רבי יהודה's reason?