Commentary for Yevamot 232:17

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> בית שמאי אומרים תנשא ותטול כתובתה בית הלל אומרים תנשא ולא תטול כתובתה אמרו להם בית שמאי התרתם ערוה חמורה ולא נתיר ממון הקל אמרו להם בית הלל מצינו

was found stuck in the bottom of the ship. At that time It was ordained: No man shall carry Water of purification and ashes of purification across the Jordan on board a ship. <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. BETH SHAMMAI RULED: SHE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A woman who reports her husband's death. ');">⁵⁵</span> IS PERMITTED TO MARRY AGAIN AND SHE RECEIVES HER <i>KETHUBAH</i>. BETH HILLEL, HOWEVER, RULED: SHE IS PERMITTED TO MARRY AGAIN BUT SHE DOES NOT RECEIVE HER <i>KETHUBAH</i>. SAID BETH SHAMMAI TO THEM: YOU HAVE PERMITTED [WHAT MIGHT BE] THE GRAVE OFFENCE OF ILLICIT INTERCOURSE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the woman were not telling the truth she would still be a married woman and her second marriage would be illicit, ');">⁵⁶</span> SHALL WE NOT PERMIT [THE TAKING OF HER HUSBAND'S] MONEY WHICH IS OF LESS IMPORTANCE!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that is light'. ');">⁵⁷</span> BETH HILLEL ANSWERED THEM: WE FIND

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