Commentary for Kiddushin 32:10
והא ריש לקיש ק"ו אמר קל וחומר פריכא היא משום דאיכא למיפרך מה לסימנין שנשתנה הגוף תאמר במיתת אב שכן לא נשתנה הגוף
Now if it be so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the master's death is taught, as originally assumed.');"><sup>11</sup></span> then in the case of a woman at least four may be found.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' (i) Her master's death; (ii) six years; (iii) jubilee, and (iv) 'signs.'');"><sup>12</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Resh Lakish’s argument is based on a kal vehomer argument and thus if Resh Laskish is defeated, then what about his kal vehomer argument. The Talmud refutes it by pointing out a difference between “signs” of puberty and her father’s death. The former entails a physical change, and therefore she goes free. The latter does not, and therefore she remains a slave.
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