Commentary for Yevamot 106:2

ולטעמיך אימא סיפא בעל ועשה מאמר בעל ונתן גט בשלמא בעל ונתן גט איצטריך סד"א נגזור גט דבתר בעילה אטו גט דקמי בעילה קמ"ל דלא גזרינן אבל בעל ועשה מאמר למה לי

as a preventive measure against a ma'amar that preceded <i>halizah</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Were the former to be regarded as invalid, the latter also might erroneously be so regarded. ');">⁴</span> it was consequently necessary to tell us that no such preventive measure was to be made. What need, however, was there for the ruling<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That there is no validity in the divorce where there is only one levir and one sister-in-law. (V. supra p. 331, n. 3). ');">⁵</span> where THE LEVIR SUBMITTED TO <i>HALIZAH</i> AND THEN GAVE HER A LETTER OF DIVORCE?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' What possible consequences could ensue from the presumed validity of such a divorce that are not already in force as a result of the halizah? The halizah, like a divorce, causes the prohibition of the widow to the levir, and her relatives also are thereby forbidden as the relatives of his haluzah'! ');">⁶</span>

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