Commentary for Yevamot 103:2
עשה מאמר ובעל הרי זו כמצותה: לימא מסייע ליה לרב הונא דאמר רב הונא מצות יבמה מקדש ואח"כ בועל אימא אף זה כמצותה
HOW IS THE RELEASE [FROM THE LEVIRATE BOND EFFECTED] where there is one levir and one sister-in-law? — IF A LEVIR ADDRESSED A MA'AMAR TO HIS SISTER-IN-LAW AND SUBSEQUENTLY GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE, IT IS NECESSARY FOR HER TO PERFORM THE <i>HALIZAH</i> WITH HIM.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 325, n. 4. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> IF HE ADDRESSED TO HER A MA'AMAR AND THEN COHABITED WITH HER, BEHOLD THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESCRIBED PRECEPT. Might it be suggested that this provides support for R. Huna? For R. Huna stated: The precept of marriage with a sister-in-law is properly performed when the levir first betroths, and then cohabits with her.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And ma'amar and betrothal are essentially the same form of kinyan ');"><sup>5</sup></span> — One might read,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In our Mishnah. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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