Commentary for Yevamot 53:2

מאי אחד חולץ לכולן נמי דקאמר אאמצעית והא כולן קאמר כיון דרובה גביה קרי ליה כולן ואיבעית אימא כי קאמר שמואל חליצה מעליא בעינן ה"מ למיפטר צרתה אבל מפטרא נפשה פטרה

has the force of a valid <i>halizah</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Simeon, having participated in no halizah, the second sister is not the sister of his haluzah. ');">⁵</span> participate in an impaired <i>halizah</i>?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of Reuben who had already participated in the halizah of one sister, the halizah with the second is a halizah performed by the sister of his haluzah, which is not a completely valid operation. ');">⁶</span> — By saying. 'One brother participates in the <i>halizah</i> with all of them' he also meant 'the third widow'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the second brother, after he participated in the halizah with the second widow, also participates in the halizah with he third (who is now the sister of his as well as of his brother's haluzah): and there is no need, according to Samuel, for a defective halizah to go the round of all the surviving brothers. ');">⁷</span> But surely, 'All of them' was stated!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How- then could the expression 'all' refer to the second and third widows only? ');">⁸</span>

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