Commentary for Kiddushin 32:4
ואם איתא ניתני נמי מיתת אב וכ"ת ה"נ תני ושייר והא ארבעה קתני וכי תימא תנא דבר שיש לו קצבה קתני ודבר שאין לו קצבה לא קתני והא סימנין דאין להם קצבה וקתני
At thirteen years and one day, all admit that they are a 'sign'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if they subsequently fall out.');"><sup>6</sup></span> R'Shesheth objected: R'Simeon said: Four are presented with gifts [on becoming free], three in the case of a man, and three in the case of a woman.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Upon going free a slave receives a gift from his master. There are a total of four different ways of going free (to be listed below), three for a man and three for a woman. “Signs” of puberty free a woman but not a man and the death of the master of a slave who had his ear bored frees a man but not a woman (she cannot have her ear bored). But according to Resh Lakish there would be another way for a woman to go free—the death of her father.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The fact that R. Shimon specifies four means that there are no other ways for her to go free. He did not leave anything out.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
We can’t say that he only teaches things that are fixed in time or amount because “signs” of puberty are not fixed.
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