Commentary for Yevamot 104:5

ומי מצית מוקמת לה כרבי עקיבא והא קתני רישא נתן גט ועשה מאמר צריכה גט וחליצה ואי רבי עקיבא כיון דיהב לה גט מי מהני בה מאמר

is like that of divorcing half a woman,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the divorce in respect of his one connection with the woman has no validity in respect of his other connection which forms together with the first one complete whole. ');">¹³</span> and when a man divorces half a woman his action, surely, has no validity at all; or do they remain independent of one another?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that stands alone' (bis). The ma'amar and the levirate bond constitute separate and independent connections between the levir and the widow. Hence, if the divorce was for the levitate bond alone, the widow is forbidden to the levir who gave her the divorce (under the prohibition 'that doth not build etc.') as well as to his brothers (the levirate bond saving been severed); and if the divorce was for the ma'amar only, the widow, though forbidden to the levir who gave her the divorce (for the reason stated), is nevertheless permitted to his brothers, since the levirate bond has never been severed. ');">¹⁴</span> — Might not this enquiry be solved by reference to Raba's ruling? For Raba ruled: If he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The second of three brothers who had addressed a ma'amar to the first brother's widow. V. Mishnah supra 31b. ');">¹⁵</span>

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