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the husband’s brother also causes a levirate bond with his yevama even if he is a mamzer.
§ The Mishnah stated that he is his brother in all respects. The Talmud asks: With regard to what halakha was this said? The Talmud answers: To inherit from him, and to become ritually impure for him if he is a priest, as a brother is one of the sex for whom a priest is permitted to become ritually
The Talmud asks: Isn’t this obvious, as he is his brother? The Talmud answers: It might enter your mind to say that a priest does not become impure for his brother of flawed lineage, since it is written with regard to priests: “None shall defile himself for the dead among his people except for his
So too, one might have thought that a priest becomes impure for a brother who is of unflawed lineage and not a mamzer, but he does not become impure for a brother of flawed lineage. Therefore, this comes to teach us that he does become impure for a brother who is a mamzer. The Talmud asks: Say this
§ The Mishnah says: Except for whoever has a brother born from a Canaanite female slave or from a non-Jew woman, as in these cases he is not considered a brother. The Talmud asks: What is the reason for this halakha? The Talmud answers: The verse states with regard to a Jewish slave who has childre