Commentary for Yevamot 53:3

גופא אמר שמואל חלץ לאחיות לא נפטרו צרות לצרות נפטרו אחיות חלץ לבעלת הגט לא נפטרה צרה לצרה נפטרה בעלת הגט

-As the majority is on his side<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Simeon having participated in the halizah of two widows out of the three. ');">⁹</span> it may be described as 'All of them'. If you prefer I might say: Only in respect of exempting one's rival<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As he actually said, 'The rivals are not exempt'. ');">¹⁰</span> did Samuel say that proper <i>halizah</i> was required; as regards exempting herself, however, [any <i>halizah</i>]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even a defective one. ');">¹¹</span> sets her free.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of the three widows mentioned above, where there are no rivals, the defective halizah is, therefore, valid even according to Samuel. ');">¹²</span>

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