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until 24 months from the day the child was born. The reason for this decree is to protect the child. If she remarries she may become pregnant and may not be able to continue nursing, but her second husband will not be obligated to support the child who is not his son. This is the statement of R' Mei
Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: I will decide. According to the one who says 24 months, she may marry after 21 months, since even if she gets pregnant, for the first 3 months of pregnancy she can still continue to nurse. According to the one who says 18 months, she may marry after 15 months, since
Ulla said: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda. And Mar Ukva said: R' Ḥanina allowed me to marry a nursing woman after 15 months. It is related that Abaye’s tenant farmer came before Abaye to ask a question. He said to him: What is the halakha with regard to betrothing a nur
When Abaye came before Rav Yosef and told him of the incident, Rav Yosef said to him in response: Rav and Shmuel both say: She must wait 24 months before even becoming betrothed, excluding the day that the child was born and excluding the day she became betrothed. When Abaye heard this, he ran 3 pa
Abaye said that he learned from this situation that which the rabbis said: A person should not permit even eating an egg in kutaḥ, a dish made with milk, in his teacher’s vicinity. This is a very simple ruling, as an egg is not meat and may unquestionably be eaten with milk. There are no stringenc