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Adultery is infrequent, and the rabbis would not institute the dating of a bill of divorce to avoid an infrequent problem.
The Talmud asks: And what is the reason that R' Yoḥanan did not say in accordance with the reason of Reish Lakish? The Talmud answers that he holds the produce belongs to the husband until the time of the giving of the bill of divorce, and only afterward does the woman have the rights to the produc
The Talmud continues and asks: Granted, according to Reish Lakish, due to that reason R' Shimon deems valid a bill of divorce that was signed on the day after it was written, because he holds that the rights to the produce of usufruct property revert to the woman the moment the bill of divorce is wr
The Talmud answers: R' Yoḥanan could have said to you: I am not speaking in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon, as he clearly is not concerned with the husband’s shielding his wife from punishment. When I speak, it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, who hold that if the bill o
The Talmud asks: Granted, according to R' Yoḥanan, this is the difference between the opinion of R' Shimon and the opinion of the Rabbis. However, according to Reish Lakish, what difference is there between R' Shimon and the Rabbis?