The Gemara examines Rav and Rav Naḥman's actions: But didn't Rava say: With regard to a woman who had an offer of marriage and accepted, the emotional ...

§ The mishna states that the child of the yevama has unflawed lineage since regardless of whether it is the offspring of the deceased husband or the yavam, ...

Rav Mesharshiyya said to him: Do you really permit her to marry without ḥalitza? He added sarcastically: May it be God's will that you will even permit ...

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one halakha, i.e., that the halakha in this case is in accordance with the opinion of Rav, and another halakha, i.e., that the halakha is always decided in.

The Gemara addresses another case in which the court forces a man to divorce his wife who has not had children after ten years. If he said: You miscarried.

The holiday of Purim is on the horizon, but what should be a time of joy continues to be a time of hardship for so many. At Sefaria, we are uplifted by the ...