Mishnah.org Logo

Today's Mishnah Yomi

Yevamos 5:6 - 6:1

The Mishnah Yomi for Tuesday, November 14, 2023 is Yevamos 5:6 - 6:1

Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 5 Mishnah 6

יבמות פרק ה׳ משנה ו׳

6
If he performed ḥalitza with one yevama and then proceeded to either perform levirate betrothal, give a bill of divorce, or engage in intercourse with a second yevama; alternatively, he engaged in intercourse with one yevama and then proceeded to perform levirate betrothal, or give a bill of divorce, or perform ḥalitza with a second yevama, nothing is effective after ḥalitza, whether the ḥalitza took place at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end. All of these halakhot accord with the opinion of Rabbi Akiva, who maintains betrothal does not take effect on a woman who is forbidden due to the prohibition against betrothing a yevama after ḥalitza. But with regard to intercourse, when it is at the beginning, i.e., the first act the yavam performed with his yevama, nothing is effective after it and any subsequent action is void. However, if it was performed in the middle, and similarly if it was performed at the end, i.e., after some other action that impairs the validity of his intercourse, something is effective after it. Rabbi Neḥemya says: Both with regard to intercourse and ḥalitza, whether performed at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end, nothing is effective after it. If the yavam performed a valid action according to Torah law, any subsequent action is of no consequence according to halakha.
חָלַץ וְעָשָׂה מַאֲמָר, נָתַן גֵּט וּבָעַל, אוֹ בָעַל וְעָשָׂה מַאֲמָר, וְנָתַן גֵּט וְחָלַץ, אֵין אַחַר חֲלִיצָה כְלוּם, בֵּין בַּתְּחִלָּה, בֵּין בָּאֶמְצַע, בֵּין בַּסּוֹף. וְהַבְּעִילָה, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא בַתְּחִלָּה, אֵין אַחֲרֶיהָ כְלוּם. בָּאֶמְצַע וּבַסּוֹף, יֵשׁ אַחֲרֶיהָ כְלוּם. רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אוֹמֵר, אַחַת בְּעִילָה וְאַחַת חֲלִיצָה, בֵּין בַּתְּחִלָּה, בֵּין בָּאֶמְצַע, בֵּין בַּסּוֹף, אֵין אַחֲרֶיהָ כְלוּם:
ו׳

חלץ ועשה מאמר נתן גט ובעל – it refers to one levir and one widow whose husband died childless (i.e., Yevamah). And even though that this is taught above, [the Mishnah] teaches it again because of the concluding segment that is necessary to separate between an act of coition and Halitzah, for Halitzah, whether at the beginning, whether in the middle or whether at the end – there is nothing after it, and the act of intercourse especially at the time when it is at the beginning, and to teach us also the dispute of Rabbi Nehemiah and the Rabbis.

בין בתחלה בין באמצע – as, for example, [the delivery of] a Jewish bill of divorce to this one and performing Halitzah with that one, and then he went back and made a declaration of intention [to perform a levirate marriage] or with the woman who had the Jewish bill of divorce. The declaration of intention has no effect and we don’t require a Jewish bill of divorce to his declaration of intention [of desiring a levirate marriage].

בסוף – After a declaration of intention [to perform a levirate marriage] and a Jewish bill of divorce, he performed Halitzah, there is nothing after it, for it is a complete Halitzah but if he retracted made a declaration of intention [of levirate marriage] , it doesn’t require a Jewish bill of divorce because Halitzah is a complete Jewish divorce, and even though it is was a disqualified Halitzah.

הביאה באמצע – as in the case of a Jewish bill of divorce to this one and he performed an act of coition to the other woman and then he returned and made a declaration of intention with the third, he prohibited [to marry] her relatives.

בסוף – a Jewish bill of divorce to this one and a declaration of intention [to perform a levirate marriage] to that one, and then he retracted and came [upon her] on [the first, there is after this act of coition the levirate connection and when he releases her, he requires Halitzah and [the reception of] a Jewish bill of divorce is not enough for her.

אין אחריה כלום – and she leaves with a Jewish bill of divorce, without Halitzah, for if he retracted and betrothed to the other one after the act of coition, his deeds are not worth anything.

חלץ ועשה מאמר נתן גט ובעל. איבם אחד ויבמה אחת קאי. ואף על גב דתנא לעיל, הדר תניא הכא משום סיפא דבעי לאפלוגי בין ביאה לחליצה, דחליצה בין בתחלה בין באמצע בין בסוף אין אחריה כלום, והביאה דוקא בזמן שהיא בתחלה. ולאשמועינן נמי פלוגתא דר׳ נחמיה ורבנן:

בין בתחלה בין באמצע. כגון גט לזו וחלץ לזו וחזר ועשה בה מאמר או בבעלת הגט, לא מהני המאמר ולא בעינן גט למאמרו:

בסוף. אחר מאמר וגט חלץ:

אין אחריה כלום. וחליצה גמורה היא, ואי הדר ועביד מאמר לא בעיא גט, משום דחליצה גירושין גמורים נינהו, ואע״ג דהיא חליצה פסולה:

הביאה באמצע. כגון גט לזו ובעל לזו וחזר ועשה מאמר בשלישית, אסור בקרובותיה:

בסוף. גט לזו ומאמר לזו וחזר ובא (עליה) על [האחת], יש אחר ביאה זו זיקת יבמין, וכי מפיק לה בעי חליצה ולא סגי לה בגט:

אין אחריה כלום. ונפקא בגט בלא חליצה. ואי הדר וקידש לאידך אחר ביאה אין במעשיו כלום:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 6 Mishnah 1

יבמות פרק ו׳ משנה א׳

1
One who had intercourse with his yevama, whether unwittingly, i.e., he thought he was having intercourse with someone else, or intentionally, i.e., he knew she was his yevama and nevertheless had intercourse with her without intent to perform levirate marriage; whether due to coercion or willingly; even if he was unwitting and her participation was intentional, his participation was intentional and she was unwitting, he was coerced and she was not coerced, or she was coerced and he was not coerced; both one who merely engages in the initial stage of intercourse and one who completes the act of intercourse has thereby acquired his yevama. And similarly, the Torah did not distinguish between an act of intercourse in an atypical manner, i.e., anal intercourse, and intercourse in a typical manner.
הַבָּא עַל יְבִמְתּוֹ, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג, בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד, בֵּין בְּאֹנֶס, בֵּין בְּרָצוֹן, אֲפִלּוּ הוּא שׁוֹגֵג וְהִיא מְזִידָה, הוּא מֵזִיד וְהִיא שׁוֹגֶגֶת, הוּא אָנוּס וְהִיא לֹא אֲנוּסָה, הִיא אֲנוּסָה וְהוּא לֹא אָנוּס, אֶחָד הַמְעָרֶה וְאֶחָד הַגּוֹמֵר, קָנָה, וְלֹא חָלַק בֵּין בִּיאָה לְבִיאָה:
א׳

הבא על יבמתו. שוגג – as he was thinking that she was another woman.

מזיד – for the sake of unchastity and not for the Mitzvah of levirate marriage.

אפילו הוא שוגג והיא מזידה – needless to say where she intended [to fulfill] the Mitzvah but rather even where both of them don’t have the intention [of fulfilling] the Mitzvah such as the case where he intends for another woman, and she had the intention for the sake of unchastity, he has acquired her [as his wife], as it states in Scripture (Deuteronomy 25:5): “ Her husband’s brother shall unite with her: [he shall take her as his wife and perform the levir’s duty],” anyway.

המערה – that he did not complete his coition, but rather, he inserted the corona of his membrum virile alone, and the meeting of the corona without insertion is called “kissing.”

קנה – and he took possession of the inheritance and she is removed with a Jewish bill of divorce if he comes to remove her.

לא חלק בין ביאה לביאה – whether a coition in its proper manner or a coition not in its proper manner, as it is written (Leviticus 20:13): “[If a man lies with a male] as one lies with a woman,” the Biblical verse tells us that there are two ways of sexual gratification.

הבא על יבמתו. שוגג. כסבור אשה אחרת היא:

מזיד. לשם זנות ולא למצות יבום:

אפילו הוא שוגג והיא מזידה. לא מבעיא היכא דהיא מכוונה למצוה, אלא אפילו היכא דתרווייהו לא מכווני למצוה, כגון שהוא מכוין לאשה אחרת והיא נתכוונה לשם זנות, קנה, דאמר קרא (דברים כ״ה:ה׳) יבמה יבא עליה, מכל מקום:

המערה. שלא גמר ביאתו אלא הכניס עטרה בלבד. ופגיעת עטרה בלא הכנסה קרויה נשיקה:

קנה. וזכה בנחלה, ויוצאת בגט אם בא להוציאה:

לא חלק בין ביאה לביאה. בין ביאה כדרכה לביאה שלא כדרכה, דכתיב (ויקרא כ׳:י״ג) משכבי אשה, מגיד הכתוב ששתי משכבות יש באשה:

Mishnah Yomi FAQ

Still have a question? Contact Us