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a sleeping man has not acquired his yevama, as he did not intend to perform the act of sex at all? Rather, the Mishnah was referring to one who was inserted into his yevama by accident. But didn’t Rabba say: One who fell from a roof and was inserted into a woman due to the force of his fall is li
Rather, it is a case where he intended to have sex with his wife and became erect, and his yevama forcefully grabbed hold of him and he had sex with her. The Talmud further asks: If so, what are the circumstances of the case when both of them were coerced that was mentioned by the school of R' Ḥiy
§ The Talmud inquires as to the source of these halakhot: From where are these matters derived? As A baraita states with regard to the verse “Her brother-in-law will have sex with her” (Deuteronomy 25:5), that this indicates that the act of sex in this circumstance is a mitzva, i.e., it is preferab
The Talmud asks: Didn’t you derive from this phrase that the act of sex in this case is a mitzva? How can the same phrase also indicate that it does not matter what the intentions of the two parties were during the act of sex? The Talmud answers: The fact that it is a mitzva is derived from the ver
It is taught in another baraita that the phrase: “Her brother-in-law will have sex with her” indicates that levirate marriage has been performed if they engage in typical sex. The next phrase, “and take her,” includes even atypical, i.e., anal, sex. The concluding phrase of the verse, “and consumm