Commentary for Yevamot 111:16

אלא אמר רב יוסף קסבר ר' נתן נשואי חרש מאכילין בתרומה ולא גזרינן נשואי חרש אטו קדושי חרש א"ל אביי אי הכי נולד לה בן למה לי משום רבנן

If the son died,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But was survived by his father. ');">³⁸</span> R. Nathan said, she may eat;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By virtue of her husband. ');">³⁹</span> but the Sages said: She may not eat. What is R. Nathan's reason?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why may she eat now by virtue of her husband while in the previous case, where she never had a son, her husband could not confer that privilege upon her? ');">⁴⁰</span>

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