Commentary for Yevamot 208:6

והא אמרי דבי רבי ינאי לפי שאינו באמר ואמרה אלא כי אתמר דרבא אסיפא אתמר חרש שנחלץ והחרשת שחלצה והחולצת מן הקטן חליצתה פסולה

We learned: IF A DEAF LEVIR SUBMITTED TO HALIZAH, OR IF A DEAF SISTER-IN-LAW PERFORMED HALIZAH, OR IF A HALIZAH WAS PERFORMED ON A MINOR, THE HALIZAH IS INVALID. Now, what is the reason?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the invalidity. ');">¹¹</span> is it not because these are unable to recite [the formulae]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 718, n. 12. How then could it be said that recital of the formulae is not an indispensable condition? ');">¹²</span> — No; because they are not in complete possession of their mental faculties.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The minor because of his immature age, and the deaf and dumb because of his physical defects which adversely affect his mental powers. ');">¹³</span>

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