Commentary for Gittin 180:8

<br><br><big><strong>הדרן עלך המגרש וסליקא לה מסכת גיטין</strong></big><br><br>

And this further ye do, ye cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion and the wife of thy covenant.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [On the subject of Jewish divorce discussed in the closing section of this tractate v. Abrahams, I. Studies in Pharisaism and the Gospels, First Series, pp. 66ff.] ');">⁷</span>

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