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R' Eliezer says: “Her father” means her actual father and “her mother” means her actual mother. R' Akiva says: Her father and her mother; this is referring to the idolatrous deity that she had worshiped but will no longer be able to worship, and so it says: “They say to a tree: You are my father, a
The verses states: “A month of days and after that you may come to her” (Deuteronomy 21:13). This means a thirty-day month. R' Shimon ben Elazar says: She must wait 90 days. This is derived as follows: The phrase “a month” connotes 30 days; the word “days” adds another 30 days; and the words “afte
Ravina strongly objects to this: If the words “after that” indicate another period equal to one previously mentioned, then one should say: The phrase “a month” connotes 30 days; the word “days” adds another 30 days; and then the words “after that” add another period which is equal to the total sum
§ A baraita states: One may maintain slaves that are not circumcised under one’s control; this is the statement of R' Yishmael. R' Akiva says: One may not maintain such slaves, even for a moment. R' Yishmael said to him: But it says with regard to Shabbat: “And the son of your female slave will be r
The Talmud notes: In any event, in the opinion of everyone the verse: “And the son of your female slave will be refreshed,” is written with regard to an uncircumcised slave. From where is this inferred? As it is taught in a baraita: “And the son of your female slave will be refreshed”; the verse sp