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Yevamot — Daf 18a
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הוה אמינא מחיים אבל לאחר מיתה פקעה לה זיקה קמ"ל דזיקה בכדי לא פקעה לימא מסייע ליה יבמתו שמתה מותר באחותה באחותה אין באמה לא
ה"ה דאפי' באמה ואיידי דתנא רישא אשתו שמתה מותר באחותה דוקא באחותה אבל באמה לא דהויא לה איסורא דאורייתא תנא נמי סיפא מותר באחותה
מתיב רב הונא בר חייא עשה בה מאמר ומת שניה חולצת ולא מתייבמת טעמא דעבד בה מאמר הא לא עבד בה מאמר שניה נמי יבומי מייבמה ואי אמרת יש זיקה הויא לה צרת אשת אחיו שלא היה בעולמו בזיקה
אמר רבה הוא הדין דאע"ג דלא עבד בה מאמר שניה מחלץ חלצה יבומי לא מייבמה
והא דקתני מאמר לאפוקי מב"ש דאמרי מאמר קונה קנין גמור קמ"ל
איתיביה אביי שני אחין בעולם אחד ומת אחד מהן בלא ולד ועמד השני הזה לעשות מאמר ביבמתו ולא הספיק לעשות בה מאמר עד שנולד לו אח ומת הראשונה יוצאה משום אשת אחיו שלא היה בעולמו ושניה או חולצת או מתייבמת ואי אמרת יש זיקה הויא לה צרת אשת אחיו שלא היה בעולמו בזיקה
הא מני ר"מ היא דאמר אין זיקה ומי סבירא ליה לרבי מאיר אין זיקה והתנן ארבעה אחים שנים מהן נשואים שתי אחיות ומתו הנשואין האחיות הרי אלו חולצות ולא מתייבמות
ואי ס"ד סבר ר"מ אין זיקה הני מתרי בתי קאתיין האי לייבם חדא והאי לייבם חדא
לעולם אין זיקה משום דקסבר אסור לבטל מצות יבמין דדלמא אדמייבם חד מיית אידך וקא בטלת מצות יבמין
ואי אין זיקה תיבטל דהא ר"ג אמר אין זיקה ומותר לבטל מצות יבמין
דתנן ר"ג אומר אם מאנה מאנה ואם לא מאנה תמתין עד שתגדיל ותצא הלזו משום אחות אשה
אמר ליה דרבן גמליאל אדרבי מאיר קרמית לא הכי קאמרינן ר"מ חייש אפי' לספיקא ר"ג אפילו לודאי לא חייש דלמא מאן דלא חייש אפי' לודאי לא חייש ומאן דחייש אפי' לספיקא חייש
א"ל אביי לרב יוסף הא דרב יהודה דשמואל היא דתנן
it might have been assumed [that this holds good only] while she is alive but that after death the bond is broken, hence it was taught that the levirate bond is not automatically dissolved. May it be suggested that the following supports his view: 'If his deceased brother's wife died, the Ievir is permitted to marry her sister', which implies her sister Only but not her mother? — The same law may apply even to her mother; but because he taught in the earlier clause, 'if his wife died he is permitted to marry her sister', in which case her sister only is permitted and not her mother, the latter being forbidden Biblically, he also taught in the latter clause, 'he is permitted to marry her sister'. R. Huna b. Hiyya raised an objection: IF HE ADDRESSED THE MA'AMAR TO HER AND DIED, THE SECOND MUST PERFORM HALIZAH BUT MAY NOT ENTER INTO THE LEVIRATE MARRIAGE. The reason then is because he addressed to her the ma' amar, but had he not addressed a ma'amar to her, the second also would have been permitted to enter into the levirate marriage with him. Now, if it be maintained that the levirate bond does exist, the second, owing to this bond, would be the rival of the 'wife of his brother who was not his contemporary'! — Rabbah replied: The same law, that the second must perform the halizah with, but may not be married to the levir, applies even to the case where no ma'amar was addressed to her; and the ma'amar was mentioned only in order to exclude the view of Beth Shammai. Since they maintain that the ma'amar effects a perfect contract, he teaches us [that it was not so]. Abaye pointed out the following objection to him: In the case of two [contemporary] brothers one of whom died without Issue, and the second determined to address a ma'amar to his deceased brother's wife but before he managed to address a ma amar to her a third brother was born and he himself died, the first is exempt as 'the wife of his brother who was not his contemporary' while the second either performs the halizah or enters into the levirate marriage. Now, if it be maintained that a levirate bond does exist, the second, owing to this bond, would be the rival of 'the wife of his brother who was not his contemporary'! Whose view is this? It is that of R. Meir, who holds that no levirate bond exists. Does R. Meir, however, maintain that no Ievirate bond exists? Surely we have learned: In the case of four brothers two of whom were married to two sisters, if those who were married to the sisters died, behold their widows perform the halizah but may not be taken in levirate marriage [by either of the levirs]. Now, if R. Meir is of the opinion that no levirate bond exists, these would come from two different houses, and one brother could marry the one while the other could marry the other! — The fact is that [R. Meir maintains that] no levirate bond exists; [but the levirate marriage is nevertheless forbidden] because he is of the opinion that it is forbidden to annul the precept of levirate marriages, it being possible that while one of the brothers married [one of the widowed sisters] the other brother would die, and thus the precept of levirate marriages would be annulled. If, however, no Ievirate bond exists, let [also the precept of the levirate marriage] be annulled! For R. Gamaliel who holds that no levirate bond exists also [maintains that] the precept of the levirate marriage may be annulled; as we learned; R. Gamaliel said, 'If she made a declaration of refusal well and good; if she did not make a declaration of refusal let [the elder sister] wait until [the minor] grows up and this one is then exempt as his wife's sister'! -The other said to him: Are you pointing out a contradiction between the opinion of R. Meir and that of R. Gamaliel? No [replied Abaye]; we mean to say this: Does R. Meir provide even against a doubtful annulment and R. Gamaliel does not provide even against a certainty! — It is quite possible that he who does not provide makes no provision even against a certain annulment, while he who does provide makes provision even against a doubtful annulment. Said Abaye to R. Joseph: Rab Judah's statement is Samuel's; for we learnt: