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The Talmud explains: It is possible that even the first tanna holds in accordance with the opinion of R' Elazar that the witnesses who observe its transmission effect the divorce, and he does not dispute R' Shimon on this point. Instead, the difference between the first tanna and R' Shimon concerns
The Talmud raises another difficulty: But the halakha of retraction applies by Torah law, as according to the opinion of R' Meir the husband can retract his instruction to give the bill of divorce and the master can retract his instruction to give the bill of manumission by Torah law, thereby cance
Rather, the Talmud retracts from the previous explanation in favor of the following: When the baraita teaches the ways in which the two are equal it teaches only a matter that does not apply with regard to the halakhot of betrothal; however, it does not teach a matter that does apply with regard t
The Talmud challenges: But retraction itself is also applicable with regard to betrothal, as one who sent a betrothal document with an agent can retract it. The Talmud says: The halakha of agency in the case of betrothal is not the same as that of divorce, as there is a difference with regard to ag
Mishnah: Any document that has a Samaritan witness signed on it is invalid, except for bills of divorce and bills of manumission. An incident occurred in which they brought a bill of divorce before Rabban Gamliel in the village of Otnai, and its witnesses were Samaritan witnesses, and he deemed it