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The Talmud raises a difficulty with R' Ami’s explanation of R' Eliezer’s opinion: We learned in the Mishnah that R' Eliezer said: Just as with regard to a woman he acquired for himself through betrothal, he nullifies her vows, so too with regard to a woman acquired for him from Heaven, i.e., the y
The Talmud raises another difficulty with R' Ami’s interpretation, in that if it is correct, you can resolve the dilemma that Rabba raised: Does levirate betrothal, according to Beit Shammai, merely effect betrothal, or does it effect full-fledged marriage? According to R' Eliezer, you can resolv
Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: This does not resolve the dilemma, as what could be the meaning of nullify in the Mishnah? It could mean that he nullifies vows in partnership with the father.
The Talmud comments: It is also taught in a baraita that R' Eliezer is addressing a case where levirate betrothal has been performed, in accordance with the opinion of R' Ami: With regard to a widow awaiting her yavam, whether she is waiting for one yavam, if her late husband had only one brother,
The baraita continues: R' Eliezer said to his disputants: And just as if one accepts that a man cannot nullify the vows of a woman in whom he has no share until she enters into his jurisdiction through betrothal, yet once she enters into his jurisdiction, she is fully under his authority for the nul