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hastened his own death. For instance, if the maimed man convulsed intensely, injuring himself, the perpetrator is not culpable for the death and should not be exiled. The Talmud asks: What is the practical difference between these two considerations, that the wind or the victim himself hastened his
The Talmud explains: There is a practical difference between them in a case where one cut someone in a house of marble that was closed on every side, in which there was no wind, and the victim convulsed. Alternatively, there is a difference in a case where one cut the victim outside, where there i
§ It was taught in the Mishnah that one may testify to someone’s death only when he saw the corpse within 3 days of the individual’s death. However, R' Yehuda ben Bava says: Not every person, nor every place, nor every hour is identical. A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: Did R' Yehuda ben Bava
Come and hear a solution: A certain man drowned in a place called Carmi, and they drew him out of the water near Bei Hedya after 3 days, and Rav Dimi from Neharde’a allowed his wife to marry. And furthermore, a certain man drowned in the Tigris River, and they drew him out of the river onto the Brid
Granted, if you say R' Yehuda ben Bava disagreed with the intent to rule more leniently, these rabbis who acted here, allowing these women to marry, acted in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda ben Bava. But if you say he disagreed with the intent to rule more stringently, in accordance with wh