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If they performed the ḥalitza after 3 months, she does not need to wait 3 months and may marry immediately.
The Talmud infers from the latter clause of the baraita: It must be that the 3 months that are stated throughout the baraita are counted from the time of the husband’s death and not from the time of the ḥalitza of the yavam.
The Talmud asks: In what way is this case different from the case of a bill of divorce, where Rav said that the 3 months are counted from the time of the giving of the bill of divorce, and Shmuel said that the count is from the time of the writing of the bill. If a couple is secluded together after
Rava said: With regard to a yevama, all agree that the count begins from the time of her husband’s death. This can be derived through an a fortiori inference, as follows: If a prohibition that entails karet, i.e., the prohibition against engaging in sex with one’s brother’s wife in the event she i
§ The Mishnah states: And similarly, all other women may not be betrothed or marry until they have waited 3 months. The Talmud asks: Granted, a yevama has to wait, in accordance with the reason that we said, that if she is pregnant with viable offspring, consummating the levirate marriage would vio