Kesubos 94b

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Ketubot 94b

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Topic

Two deeds for the same property: same-day deeds (רב vs. שמואל, רבי מאיר vs. רבי אלעזר, שודא דדייני) and deeds with exact vs. vague dates

Overview

The amud opens by finishing a suggestion: רב, who says two same-day deeds are split, follows רבי מאיר, for whom the signing witnesses make a deed take effect. שמואל, who leaves it to the judges (שודא דדייני), follows רבי אלעזר, for whom the delivery witnesses make it take effect. The גמרא tries saying that both follow רבי אלעזר and argue only about how to settle doubt. It rejects that, because רב is known to apply רבי אלעזר only to גיטין. A ברייתא that says 'they divide' is used to challenge שמואל. The first answer, that it follows רבי מאיר, fails because of the ברייתא's last clause. So the גמרא says splitting versus discretion is its own argument among the תנאים. Next comes the story of רמי בר חמא's mother, who wrote her property to two sons on one day. רב נחמן defends ruling by שודא דדייני against רב ששת's 'the earlier deed wins.' Finally, רב יוסף rules that a deed dated the fifth of ניסן beats one dated only 'ניסן.' The losing party then starts a request that continues on the next amud.

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The steps (21)

1. QuestionFinishing the suggestion: שמואל follows רבי אלעזר
2. RejectionNo: both follow רבי אלעזר and argue about how to handle doubt
3. ChallengeChallenge: רב does not follow רבי אלעזר for regular documents
4. ConclusionConclusion: רב follows רבי מאיר, שמואל follows רבי אלעזר
5. ChallengeChallenge to שמואל from a ברייתא that says 'they divide'
6. Resolutionשמואל answers: that ברייתא follows רבי מאיר
7. ChallengeThe last clause of the ברייתא does not fit רבי מאיר
8. ResolutionSplitting versus leaving it to the judges is a separate argument between תנאים
9. StatementA mother gives her property to two sons on the same day
10. StatementTwo judges rule for two different brothers
11. QuestionEach judge asks the other for his reason
12. Responseרב ששת: The earlier deed wins
13. Challengeרב נחמן: We don't write hours on deeds here
14. Questionרב ששת asks רב נחמן for his reason
15. Responseרב נחמן: The judges' discretion
16. Challengeרב ששת: I used the judges' discretion too
17. Resolutionרב נחמן's two reasons his ruling stands
18. Statementרב יוסף: A specific date beats a general month
19. ChallengeThe other claimant protests
20. Resolutionרב יוסף: You are at a disadvantage
21. QuestionThe losing party asks רב יוסף to write something for him