Commentary for Yevamot 203:10

רבי יעקב אומר משמו חולצין במנעל לכתחלה ומאן דאמר לכתחלה לא מאי טעמא

With reference to him who ruled that it was not proper ab initio [to perform <i>halizah</i> with a foot-covering shoe] what could be the reason? If it be suggested: Because [the loosing of] the upper<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the shoe. ');">²⁰</span> [may be described as] from off<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Deut. XXV, 9. And loose his shoe from off his foot. ');">²¹</span> and [the loosing of the] thong<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which binds the upper to the foot and rests above it. ');">²²</span>

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