Commentary for Gittin 156:16

מאי טעמא בעינן כריתות וליכא

in his hand, and he is able to pull it with a jerk to himself, she is not divorced, but if not, she is divorced. What is the reason? We require a 'cutting off', and this is not realised.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. B.M. 7a. ');">¹³</span>

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