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Yevamos 52a

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Yevamot 52a

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Topic

Releasing and marrying a יבמה: מאמר, ביאה without מאמר and rabbinic lashes, the יבם's כתובה, and a limited גט for a יבמה

Overview

The amud opens by fixing a mismatch in the משנה. Its heading says 'גט after גט,' but its example is מאמר and then a גט. רב יהודה explains that the example starts a new question, and after מאמר and a גט, חליצה is still needed. Next, the גמרא asks whether the משנה's line 'מאמר then ביאה is according to its מצוה' supports רב הונא. It concludes that ביאה without מאמר still acquires the יבמה, though the יבם gets rabbinic מכת מרדות for immodesty. This leads to a list of people רב flogged for improper conduct, and נהרדעא say he flogged only for betrothal through ביאה. A ברייתא then explains how מאמר is done, and אביי shows that its 'document' means the יבם's כתובה, which is paid from the first husband's property or else from the יבם. אביי then asks רבה about a limited גט to a יבמה, and רבה rules it disqualifies her, because it has ריח הגט and forbids a woman to a כהן. The amud ends with רמי בר חמא's rule about a גט written for an ארוסה, which continues on the next amud.

Opening lines

הַאי גֵּט אַחַר גֵּט הוּא?

Is this a case of a bill of divorce after a bill of divorce?

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה, הָכִי קָאָמַר:

Rav Yehuda said: This is what he is saying:

גֵּט אַחַר הַגֵּט, וּמַאֲמָר אַחַר מַאֲמָר — כְּדַאֲמַרַן,

A bill of divorce after the bill of divorce, and levirate betrothal after levirate betrothal, are as we said,

יָבָם אֶחָד וִיבָמָה אַחַת כֵּיצַד הַתָּרָתָן?

But one yavam and one yevama, how is their release done?

The steps (30)

  1. ChallengeThe case described does not match the heading
  2. Resolutionרב יהודה: the earlier cases were already explained, and this is a new topic
  3. StatementQuoting the משנה: מאמר then ביאה is according to its מצוה
  4. ProofDoes the משנה support רב הונא?
  5. RejectionReread: this TOO is according to its מצוה
  6. ChallengeIsn't that obvious?
  7. ResolutionYou might think מאמר removes the מצוה
  8. Statementרב הונא's full statement
  9. ChallengeObvious: ביאה already acquired her
  10. ResolutionCorrected wording: ביאה without מאמר acquires
  11. ChallengeBut a ברייתא says he gets lashes
  12. ResolutionOnly rabbinic lashes for improper behavior
  13. Proofרב's list of people he flogged
  14. ProofThe last case on the list: a son-in-law living with his in-laws
  15. ChallengeWhat about a son-in-law who only passes by?
  16. ResolutionThat man was under suspicion
  17. Statementנהרדעא's view: רב only flogged for betrothal through ביאה without a match agreement
  18. StatementSome say: even with a match agreement
  19. StatementHow is מאמר done? With money
  20. QuestionThe ברייתא asks: and how with a document?
  21. ChallengeWhy ask? The rules of a betrothal document are already known
  22. Resolutionאביי: it means the יבם's כתובה document
  23. ResponseThe wording of the יבם's כתובה
  24. StatementIf the first husband left nothing, the יבם pays
  25. Questionאביי asks about a limited divorce given to a יבמה
  26. Responseרבה answers that we worry about confusion
  27. Challengeרבה בר חנן asks about a blank piece of paper
  28. ResolutionA blank paper does nothing, but this גט disqualifies for כהונה
  29. ProofA ברייתא shows that a limited גט forbids a woman to a כהן
  30. Statementרמי בר חמא: a גט may be written for an ארוסה to use after נישואין