Commentary for Yevamot 232:3

רבי יהודה אומר לעולם אינה וכו': תניא אמרו לו לרבי יהודה לדבריך פקחת תנשא שוטה לא תנשא אלא אחת זו ואחת זו תנשא

she would not make careful enquiries and yet would marry again? — This remains undecided.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Teku, v. Glos. ');">⁹</span> R. JUDAH SAID: SHE IS NEVER etc. It was taught: They<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Sages., ');">¹⁰</span> said to R. Judah: According to your statement, only a woman of sound senses<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who feels her loss and gives expression to it by her weeping and her torn garments. Others render 'sly'. 'one able to simulate' (cf. Golds.). ');">¹¹</span> would be allowed to marry again while an imbecile<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who is unconscious of her loss and consequently gives no outward expression to any grief. [H] may also be rendered 'foolish', 'silly', 'simpleton'. Cf. supra n. 11, second rendering. ');">¹²</span>

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