Commentary for Yevamot 53:13

א"ר אבא בר ממל הא מני ב"ש היא דתנן בית שמאי מתירין הצרות לאחין אי הכי יבומי נמי תתייבם

arises] because the levirate bond is not strong enough to make the rival equal to the forbidden relative herself.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Rabbis who forbade the marriage of a zekukah owing to the levirate bond did not extend the prohibition to her rival. The halizah of the latter is, therefore, more valid and exempts also the former. ');">⁴⁸</span> It was taught in agreement with the view of R. Ashi: If the levir participated in the <i>halizah</i> with the sisters, their rivals are not thereby exempt; but if with the rivals, the sisters are thereby exempt. What is the reason? Obviously<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'not'? ');">⁴⁹</span> because he is of the opinion that a levirate bond exists and that that bond is not strong enough to make the rival equal to the forbidden relative herself. R. Abba b. Memel said: Who is the author of this?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Baraitha quoted. ');">⁵⁰</span>

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