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This is as it is stated: “You are entirely beautiful, my love, and there is no blemish in you” (Song of Songs 4:7). If the Elders conducting ḥalitza needed to be expert judges, there would be no reason to explicitly exclude the blind, as they are unfit to be judges in a regular court. Evidently it i
The Talmud asks: If so, the other Sage, R' Yehuda, should also require “before the eyes” to teach Rava’s statement. The Talmud answers: Yes, this is so, as R' Yehuda understands “before the eyes” as requiring the judges to see the spittle. But then from where does he derive the eligibility of laym
The Talmud asks: And with regard to the other Sage, the first tanna, what does he do with this phrase: “In Israel”? The Talmud answers: He requires it for that which was taught by Rav Shmuel bar Yehuda: “In Israel” means in a court of Israelites from birth, and not in a court of converts. The mitz
The Talmud asks: And with regard to the other Sage, R' Yehuda, from where does he derive this halakha? The Talmud answers: “In Israel” is written another time as well (Deuteronomy 25:7, 10), and that is the source of this principle. And the other, the first tanna, what does he do with this addition
The Talmud asks: And the other, R' Yehuda, from where did he derive this halakha? The Talmud answers: He derives it from the phrase “Shall be called,” that those who attend the ḥalitza must respond aloud.