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do you call her a widow waiting for her yavam? Once they have had sex, she is his proper wife, as Rav said that one who has sex with his yevama, even without intending to thereby perform levirate marriage, has acquired her for all matters. The Talmud responds: This is in accordance with the opinion
The Talmud responds: The only reason this proof was presented is to support the opinion of Rav, who is the one who holds that there is legal significance to a priest entering the wedding canopy with a woman who is unfit to marry him. Didn’t Rav say he has acquired her for all matters? The Talmud an
The Talmud raises a difficulty: If so, the case of the yevama who was betrothed is the same as the case of a betrothed woman. What is the difference between the two cases? The Talmud responds: And according to your reasoning, are the examples in the Mishnah of a married woman and a fully married w
Rav Pappa said: Rava’s question can be resolved in a manner unrelated to the question about a priest entering the wedding canopy with a woman unfit for him. The baraita he cited is in accordance with this tanna, who does not require the man to be clear of iniquity, as it is taught in a baraita: On
Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: The question never arises at all, as the oath is formulated by means of extension. The woman cannot be forced to drink the sota waters for events that took place while she was betrothed. However, if she is obligated to drink due to events that took place when she was m