Commentary for Kiddushin 71:9
רבא אמר היינו טעמא דאיסי דיליף בין עיניכם מתפילין מה להלן נשים פטורות אף כאן נשים פטורות ורבא מאי טעמא לא אמר כאביי קרח קרחה לא משמע ליה
If so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the gezerah shawah does not also exclude women.');"><sup>9</sup></span> let Scripture write kerah [baldness]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A shorter form.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The words “between your eyes” appear in connection with the bald spot prohibition and tefillin—just as women are exempt from tefillin, so too they are exempt from the bald spot prohibition.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
At the end of yesterday’s section, Abaye had to posit a different between the word “kerah” and “korhah.” Rava thinks that’s a stretch.
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