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R' Zeira said: R' Yehuda HaNasi concedes with regard to the fine of a rapist and a seducer that they all pay this fine, and they are not exempt merely because their acts of sex were with a non-virgin. The Talmud asks: In what way is this case different from the death penalty? With respect to the dea
The Talmud asks: And the Rabbis, what do they do with this term “only”? The Talmud answers: They require it for that which is taught in a baraita. The verse states: “Then they shall both of them die” (Deuteronomy 22:22). This indicates that this is not the case unless the two of them are equal, i.
The Talmud asks: And R' Yoḥanan, from where does he derive this conclusion that only a woman’s husband can render her a non-virgin through sex in an atypical manner, if he uses this verse to derive the mode of betrothal by means of sex? The Talmud answers: If so, that this verse is teaching only on
§ A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: Since sex is not a momentary act but has different stages, does the beginning of sex effect acquisition or does the end of sex effect acquisition? When exactly is the moment of betrothal? The Talmud comments: The practical difference resulting from this que
Alternatively, there is a difference with regard to a High Priest who acquires a virgin through sex. If only the end of sex effects acquisition, she is no longer a virgin at the time of the betrothal, which would mean that a High Priest cannot acquire a woman through sex, as it is prohibited for h