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But with regard to visible blemishes, he cannot claim that the betrothal was in error, as he presumably saw and accepted them before the betrothal. And if there is a bathhouse in the city, where all the women go to bathe, even with regard to hidden blemishes he cannot make this claim, because he ex
Talmud: The Mishnah states that if the woman had blemishes while she was in her father’s house, the father must bring proof that they developed after the betrothal. The Talmud infers: The reason the father’s claim is accepted is due to the fact that the father brings proof, but if the father does n
The Talmud continues: Now say the latter clause of the Mishnah: If she had entered the husband’s domain, the husband must bring proof. Again the Talmud infers: The reason his claim is accepted is due to the fact that the husband brings proof, but if the husband does not bring proof then the father
Rava said: Do not say that R' Yehoshua does not follow the presumptive status of the body at all, that is, it should not be assumed that R' Yehoshua fundamentally rejects the idea that one’s body is presumed to remain in its initial, intact state until proven otherwise. Rather, say that R' Yehoshu
But when there is no possession of money, as in the Mishnah, R' Yehoshua does in fact follow the presumptive status of the body. As it is taught in a baraita with regard to the halakhot of tzara'at: If the bright white leprous spot preceded the white hair then the one afflicted is ritually impure;