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According to R' Meir, who says that betrothal to a priest disqualifies a woman who is unfit to marry him from partaking of teruma even if she is the daughter of a priest, entering the wedding canopy with a priest also disqualifies her. Conversely, according to R' Elazar and R' Shimon, who say that b
The Talmud refutes this claim: And from where do we know that these tanna’im would apply their opinions with regard to betrothal to entering the wedding canopy? Perhaps R' Meir only stated his opinion there, with regard to betrothal, which acquires her. However, in the case of a wedding canopy, whi
Alternatively, perhaps R' Elazar and R' Shimon stated their opinion only there, with regard to betrothal, as it is not close to an act of sex. However, with regard to entering the wedding canopy, which is close to an act of sex, as it is the place where the bride and groom are secluded together a
Rather, if it can be said that this issue was already discussed by earlier rabbis, it was in the dispute between these other tanna’im, as it is taught in a baraita: If they married one another, i.e., either a woman who is fit or a woman who is unfit married a priest, or they entered the wedding can
The Talmud interrupts its presentation of the baraita to examine its wording. The fact that the baraita mentions a case where they entered the wedding canopy but did not yet have sex proves by inference that the earlier case, where they married, is referring to actual marriage. However, this is di