[13b] Exiting marriage

Question 1

What are the two ways that a wife is “koneh” herself?

Answer 1

• Get
• Death of husband

Kiddushin 13b

Question 2

(Devarim 24:1) “Ki yikach…”

Answer 2

כִּֽי־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֛ישׁ אִשָּׁ֖ה וּבְעָלָ֑הּ וְהָיָ֞ה אִם־לֹ֧א תִמְצָא־חֵ֣ן בְּעֵינָ֗יו כִּי־מָ֤צָא בָהּ֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת דָּבָ֔ר וְכָ֨תַב לָ֜הּ סֵ֤פֶר כְּרִיתֻת֙ וְנָתַ֣ן בְּיָדָ֔הּ וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃

Question 3

(Devarim 24:2) “Veyatzah mi’beyto…”

Answer 3

וְיָצְאָ֖ה מִבֵּית֑וֹ וְהָלְכָ֖ה וְהָיְתָ֥ה לְאִישׁ־אַחֵֽר׃

Question 4

(Devarim 24:3) “Usne’ah…”

Answer 4

וּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן֒ וְכָ֨תַב לָ֜הּ סֵ֤פֶר כְּרִיתֻת֙ וְנָתַ֣ן בְּיָדָ֔הּ וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ מִבֵּית֑וֹ א֣וֹ כִ֤י יָמוּת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָאַחֲר֔וֹן אֲשֶׁר־לְקָחָ֥הּ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Question 5

Why can we not learn from a svarah that the death of the husband frees the wife - “hu asrah, vehu sharta”?

Give an example

Answer 5

Arayot disproves this e.g. wife of his father is forbidden even after the father dies

Kiddushin 13b

Question 6

How does R’ Ashi prove that death of husband frees the wife?

2 answers

Answer 6

1. “Pen yamut ba’milchama, ve’ish acher kiyachena” - and can’t be talking about yavam, as he’s not “acher”
2. Mitah and geruishin are comapared in 24:3

Kiddushin 13b