Commentary for Yevamot 53:10

שמואל נמי התחיל ולא התחיל קאמר התחיל באחיות לא יגמור בצרות דתנן אסור אדם בצרת קרובת חלוצתו התחיל בצרות יגמור אף באחיות דתנן מותר אדם בקרובת צרת חלוצתו

-Rivals generally. If so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the expression of 'rivals' refers only to rivals of the sister who was second to perform the halizah and not to those of the first also. ');">³⁶</span> how could the sisters be exempt if he participated in the <i>halizah</i> with their rivals? Is Rachel exempt by the <i>halizah</i> of her rival!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Would the sister of a haluzah be exempt by the halizah of her rival? ');">³⁷</span> Surely we learned: A man is forbidden to marry the rival of the relative of his <i>halizah</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra 40b. As he cannot marry the rival of Rachel who is his haluzah's sister, his halizah with her would be of a defective character which, consequently, could not exempt Rachel. ');">³⁸</span> — Samuel also [is of the same opinion] but draws a distinction according to the manner In which<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he said'. ');">³⁹</span>

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