Yevamot

THAT ON HER EVIDENCE, THE BROTHERS MAY NOT ENTER INTO THEIR INHERITANCE.  SAID BETH SHAMMAI TO THEM: DO WE NOT LEARN THIS  FROM HER KETHUBAH SCROLL WHEREIN [HER HUSBAND] PRESCRIBES FOR HER, 'IF THOU BE MARRIED TO ANOTHER MAN, THOU WILT RECEIVE WHAT IS PRESCRIBED FOR THEE'! THEREUPON BETH HILLEL WITHDREW THIS OPINION, THENCEFORTH TO RULE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIEW OF BETH SHAMMAI. GEMARA. R. Hisda stated: If she  is taken in levirate marriage the levir enters into the inheritance  on her evidence. If they  made an exposition on the kethubah, shall we not make an exposition on the Torah? The All Merciful said, Shall succeed in the name of his brother,  and he has surely succeeded. R. Nahman ruled: If [a woman] came before Beth din and stated, 'My husband is dead; permit me to marry again'. permission must be granted her to marry again. and she is given her kethubah. [If she demanded]. 'Give me my kethubah', she must not be permitted even to marry. What is the reason? Because she came with her mind intent on the kethubuh. The question was raised: What is the ruling [where she said], 'Permit me to marry and give me my kethubah'? Has she come with her mind intent on the kethubah, since she specified her kethubah  or [is it assumed that] a person [naturally] lays before the Beth din all the claims he has!  And  should you find [a reason for deciding in her favour because] a person submits whatever claim he has to the Beth din, [the question still remains as to] what [is the law where she stated]. 'Give me my kethubah and permit me to marry'? [Is it assumed that] in this case  she has undoubtedly come with her mind bent on the kethubah. or is it possible [that she mentioned her kethubah] because  she did not know by what means she becomes permitted [to marry again].  — This is undecided. MISHNAH. ALL ARE REGARDED AS TRUSTWORTHY TO GIVE EVIDENCE  FOR HER  EXCEPTING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. THE DAUGHTER OF HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, HER RIVAL, HER SISTER-IN-LAW  AND HER HUSBAND'S DAUGHTER.  WHEREIN LIES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN [THE ADMISSIBILITY OF] A LETTER OF DIVORCE AND [THAT OF THE EVIDENCE OF] DEATH?  IN THAT THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT  PROVIDES THE PROOF. GEMARA. The question was raised: What [is the law in regard to the eligibility  of] the daughter of her father-in-law?  Is the reason [for the ineligibility] of the daughter of her mother-in-law because there is a mother  who hates her she  also hates her; here,  however, there is no mother who hates her?  Or is it possible that the reason [for the ineligibility] of the daughter of her mother-inlaw is because she  believes that the other squanders  the savings of her mother; there,  then, she also believes that she squanders  the savings of her father-in-law?  Come and hear: 'All are regarded as trustworthy to give evidence for her  excepting five women'; but if that were so  [the number should] be six!  — It is possible that the reason [for the ineligibility] of the daughter of her mother-in-law is because she  believes that the other squanders the savings of her mother  [and, therefore] there is no difference between the daughter of her mother-in-law and the daughter of her father-in-law.  But, surely. it was taught.  'Excepting seven women'!  — This is the view of R. Judah. For it was taught:  R. Judah adds  also a father's wife  and a daughter-In-law. They  said to him: A father's wife  is, in fact, included in the expression 'a husband's daughter',  and a daughter-in-law is obviously included in the expression 'her mother-in-law'. And R. Judah?  - Because one can well understand why a mother-in-law should hate her daughter-in-law, since the former believes that the latter squanders her Savings,  but why should a daughter-in-law hate her mother-in-law!  Similarly one may well understand why a husband's daughter hates her father's wife, since the former believes that she is squandering her mother's savings, but why should a father's wife hate her husband's daughter! Why, then, does he  add the two?  — But [this is the true explanation]: Why does a daughter-in-law hate her mother-in-law? Because the latter reports  to her son all that she  does. [Similarly] a father's wife also hates her husband's daughter because the latter reports  to her father all that she  does. And the Rabbis?  — As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.  And R. Judah? — The text  applies  to [the study of] the words of the Torah. R. Aha b. 'Awya said: In the West  they asked: What is the ruling in respect of a potential  mother-in-law?  Does it occur to her that [this woman's]  husband might die [without issue] and she  would thereby be subject to the levir, and therefore. she  hates her;  or does it not?