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But if you do this then you provide benefit. The Talmud asks: What is the meaning of the expression: If you do this you provide benefit? This means that if the husband comes to contest the validity of the bill of divorce, we pay no attention to him and his claim.
As it is taught in the Tosefta (1:3): An incident occurred involving a man who brought a bill of divorce before R' Yishmael, and said to him: Am I required to say: It was written in my presence and it was signed in my presence, or am I not required to state that declaration? R' Yishmael said to him
After that man left, R' Elai entered before R' Yishmael and said to him: My teacher, but isn’t the village of Sisai located within the boundary of Eretz Yisrael, and it is even closer to Tzippori, which is within the main portion of Eretz Yisrael, more so than Akko. And we learned in the Mishnah th
R' Yishmael said to R' Elai: Be silent my son, be silent. Since the matter of her divorce was issued as permitted, it was issued, and her divorce is valid. This incident proves that the declaration: It was written in my presence and it was signed in my presence, is effective to the extent that the
The Talmud asks: Why was it necessary for R' Yishmael to explain the meaning of his ruling to R' Elai? But after all, when he issued his ruling R' Yishmael also stated his reason, as he said to the man: Do this so that you will not cause the woman to need to find witnesses. The Talmud answers: Thos