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let the land remain in the possession of Bar Shatya. Since no substantiated proof was brought forth, the land remains in the hands of its current possessor. As such, the same should be true with regard to cases of betrothal and divorce whose status is uncertain; the woman should remain in her forme
Rather, Rabba’s understanding of the Mishnah must be rejected, and Abaye said: The Mishnah should be understood according to that which is written: “His fellow speaks of him” (Job 36:33). This principle teaches that a related case can be inferred from the single case cited. The Mishnah teaches the
Rava said to him: If you understand that the legal ruling in all of these cases is the same, and the Mishnah was written in the style of: His fellow speaks of him, then what is the meaning of the term: This is, that the Mishnah teaches? The Mishnah in fact emphasizes that this is a betrothal whose
Rather, Rava said: All of the cases that exist with regard to betrothal whose status is uncertain exist in cases of divorce as well. However, there are some cases of uncertainty with regard to divorce that do not exist with regard to betrothal, as betrothal performed with a questionable bill is not
The Talmud asks about this matter itself: And for what reason did they not institute that the date must be included in the betrothal document? This policy works out well according to the one who says that the reason the rabbis instituted that the date must be written on a bill of divorce is due to t