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Yevamos 6:2 - 6:3

The Mishnah Yomi for Wednesday, November 15, 2023 is Yevamos 6:2 - 6:3

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Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 6 Mishnah 2

יבמות פרק ו׳ משנה ב׳

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And so too, with regard to a man who had intercourse with any one of those with whom relations are forbidden [arayot] by the Torah or with those who are unfit for him even though they are not in the category of arayot, for example, a widow with a High Priest; a divorcée and a yevama who performed ḥalitza [ḥalutza] with a common priest; a mamzeret, i.e., a woman born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship, or a Gibeonite woman with an Israelite; the daughter of an Israelite with a mamzer or a Gibeonite; he has disqualified her from marrying into the priesthood through this act no matter how it was performed, and the Torah did not distinguish between the act of intercourse in an atypical manner, i.e., anal intercourse, and intercourse in a typical manner.
וְכֵן הַבָּא עַל אַחַת מִכָּל הָעֲרָיוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, אוֹ פְסוּלוֹת, כְּגוֹן אַלְמָנָה לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, גְּרוּשָׁה וַחֲלוּצָה לְכֹהֵן הֶדְיוֹט, מַמְזֶרֶת וּנְתִינָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַמְזֵר וּלְנָתִין, פָּסַל. וְלֹא חָלַק בֵּין בִּיאָה לְבִיאָה:
ב׳

וכן הבא על אחת מכל העריות – in one of all of these forms of coition.

או על הפסולות כגון אלמנה לכהן גדול וכו' – she is invalidated to the priesthood because she is unfit to marry a Kohen (as a harlot), even though that the wife of an Israelite who was raped is permitted to her husband, but she is invalid to the priesthood, and a divorcee as well, if she is the daughter of a Kohen, she invalidates herself by this coition from Terumah of wife’s house.

ממזרת ונתינה לישראל – it dos not refer to her being invalidated to the priesthood, for she is invalidated and enduring, but rather to the matter of the first stage of sexual connection, the Mishnah took it as punishing her as the first stage of sexual connection which is like the completion of coition.

וכן הבא על אחת מכל העריות. באחת מכל הביאות האלו:

או על הפסולות כגון אלמנה, לכהן גדול וכו׳ פסלה לכהונה משום זונה. ואף על פי שאשת ישראל שנאנסה מותרת לבעלה, פסולה היא לכהונה. וגרושה נמי, אי בת כהן היא מפסלה בהך ביאה מתרומה דבי נשא:

ממזרת ונתינה, לישראל. לאו אפסולה לכהונה קאי, דהא פסולה וקיימא, אלא לענין העראה נקט, ליה, למלקי עלה בהעראה כגמר ביאה:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 6 Mishnah 3

יבמות פרק ו׳ משנה ג׳

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A widow to a High Priest, a divorcée, or a ḥalutza to a common priest, even if they had only engaged in betrothal and had not yet had intercourse, may not partake of teruma. Since they are forbidden to the men who betrothed them, the betrothal itself disqualifies them from the privileges of priesthood even if they are the daughters of priests. Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Shimon declare them fit to partake of teruma. Since the prohibition is violated through the act of intercourse and not betrothal, the women are disqualified only once they have intercourse. In a case where these women were widowed or divorced, if it was from marriage, they are disqualified from the priesthood and may not partake of teruma. This is because a woman prohibited from marrying a priest who has intercourse with a priest becomes a ḥalala, and is thereby disqualified from partaking of teruma. However, if they were widowed or divorced from their state of betrothal, they are once again fit to partake of teruma according to all opinions.
אַלְמָנָה לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, גְּרוּשָׁה וַחֲלוּצָה לְכֹהֵן הֶדְיוֹט, מִן הָאֵרוּסִין לֹא יֹאכְלוּ בַתְּרוּמָה. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַכְשִׁירִין. נִתְאַרְמְלוּ אוֹ נִתְגָּרְשׁוּ, מִן הַנִּשּׂוּאִין פְּסוּלוֹת, מִן הָאֵרוּסִין כְּשֵׁרוֹת:
ג׳

מן האירוסין לא יאכלו בתרומה – because she was betrothed in a sinful betrothal, she is disqualified from the Terumah/priest’s due of her father’s house if she is the daughter of a Kohen.

רבי אליעזר ור"ש מכשירין – until she has sexual intercourse and becomes the female issue of a priest’s illegitimate connection (or a priest’s wife illegitimately married to him), as it states (Leviticus 21:15): “that he may not profane [his offspring among his kin, for I the LORD have sanctified him],” two profanations: one- hers, and the other to her seed. But the Halakha is not according to him, but rather, even from betrothal, they should not consume Terumah.

נתארמלו או נתגרשו – [became widowed or divorced] from these Kohanim from the marital state, they are disqualified, for they are considered an illegitimate connection to a Kohen with their sexual actions.

מן הארוסין כשרות – and even the first Tanna/teacher [of our Mishnah] did not invalidate from the betrothal, other than while they are alive for she has to be on her guard to an invalid coition, but not if they (i.e., the men) died.

מן האירוסין לא יאכלו בתרומה. מפני שנתקדשה קידושי עבירה נפסלה מתרומה דבית אביה אם בת כהן היא:

רבי אליעזר ור״ש מכשירין. עד שתבעל ותיעשה חללה, שנאמר (ויקרא כ״א) ולא יחלל, שני חלולין אחד לה ואחד לזרעה. ולית הלכתא כוותייהו, אלא אף מן הארוסין לא יאכלו בתרומה:

נתארמלו או נתגרשו. מן הכהנים הללו:

מן הנישואין פסולות. דשויוה חללה בביאתן:

מן האירוסין כשרות. דאפילו תנא קמא לא פסל מן האירוסין אלא בחייהן, שהיא משתמרת לביאה פסולה, אבל מתו לא:

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