Commentary for Yevamot 203:6

ולמ"ד אפי' לכתחלה והתנן חלצה במנעל חליצתה כשרה דיעבד אין לכתחלה לא

— The practical difference between them is [the propriety of using] a foot-covering shoe ab initio.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Rabbah it is improper to use a foot-covering shoe. Its use would be permitted only if Elijah came and declared it to be permissible. According to R. Joseph, however, its use is and remains permitted unless Elijah should come and declare it to be inadmissible. ');">¹⁰</span> According to him, however, who stated [that it was proper to use<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A foot-covering shoe. ');">¹¹</span> it] even ab initio, surely, [it may be objected] we learned: IF A WOMAN PERFORMED THE <i>HALIZAH</i> WITH A FOOT-COVERING SHOE, HER <i>HALIZAH</i> IS VALID [which<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the Perfect in a conditional clause was used. ');">¹²</span>

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