Commentary for Gittin 65:12

במאי קמיפלגי בעדות שבטלה מקצתה בטלה כולה קמיפלגי רבי סבר עדות שבטלה מקצתה

But if he had betrothed her by the act of marriage,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Kid. 2a. ');">¹¹</span> what can we say? — The Rabbis declared the act of marriage to be retrospectively nonmarital. Our Rabbis have taught: 'If a man said to ten persons, Write a Get for my wife,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In which case one writes and two sign. Infra 66b. ');">¹²</span> he can countermand the order to each of them separately.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In spite of the regulation of Rabban Gamaliel. ');">¹³</span> This is the ruling of Rabbi. Rabban Simeon b. Gamaliel, however, says that he can only countermand the order when they are together.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As to do otherwise would be to disregard the regulation. ');">¹⁴</span> What is the point at issue between them? — The point at issue is whether if part of an evidence has been nullified the whole of it is nullified. Rabbi was of opinion that if part of an evidence has been nullified

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