Gittin 24A

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And from the place that you came, i.e., from this inference itself, one establishes: Just as there, those who bring the bill of divorce must say: It was written in our presence and it was signed in our presence, so too, she herself must say: It was written in my presence and it was signed in my pr

Rav Ashi said: The Mishnah is also precisely formulated in a way that supports Abaye’s opinion, as it teaches: The woman herself may bring her own bill of divorce, provided that she is required by the court to say: It was written in my presence and it was signed in my presence. Learn from the Mishn

The Talmud asks: But according to Rav Yosef, is it possible to say that the first clause of the Mishnah (23a): Anyone is fit to serve as an agent to bring a bill of divorce, and the last clause of the Mishnah (23b): The woman herself may bring her own bill of divorce, discuss a case that takes plac

The Talmud explains: From where does Rav Yosef infer this? From the fact that it teaches in the Mishnah: What is the difference between a bill of divorce and death, that certain women are deemed credible to testify about one but not the other? With regard to a bill of divorce, it is so that the wri

§ The Mishnah teaches that the woman herself may bring her own bill of divorce and state that it was written and signed in her presence. The Talmud asks: Why does she need to bring it and testify that it was written and signed in her presence? With regard to this woman, once her bill of divorce reac