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Anyone who goes to a war waged by the royal house of David writes a conditional bill of divorce to his wife. This was done to prevent a situation in which the wife of the soldier would be unable to remarry because her husband did not return from battle and there were no witnesses with regard to his
§ Apropos the credibility of the claim: I encountered an unobstructed orifice, Abaye said: We, too, learn in the Mishnah proof for the opinion of R' Elazar: A virgin is married on Wednesday. Abaye infers: On Wednesday, yes, a virgin is married; on Thursday, no, she is not married. What is the rea
The Talmud asks: And for what matter is that a source of concern? If the concern is with regard to giving her payment for her marriage contract, i.e., if he fails to go to court, her legal status at the time of marriage will remain that of a virgin, and when the time comes she will receive payment
What, is it not referring to a case where he makes the claim: I encountered an unobstructed orifice, after having sex with his bride, and his claim is accorded credibility to render her forbidden to him in accordance with the opinion of R' Elazar? The Talmud rejects that proof: No, it can be expl
§ Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said that a groom who says: I encountered an unobstructed orifice, is deemed credible with regard to causing her to lose her marriage contract. Rav Yosef said: What is he teaching us? We already learned explicitly in a Mishnah (12a): A man who eats at the house of his f