Commentary for Yevamot 58:11

א"ל שאני אומר כל העושה מאמר ביבמתו פרחה ממנו זיקת יבמין וחלה עליה זיקת אירוסין מאי

and she in his case is likewise not subject to the laws of onan<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' She also is allowed to partake of holy things. ');">³³</span> nor may she defile herself for him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' During a festival when not only priests but also Israelites and women are forbidden to attend on the corpses of those who are not their near relatives. (V. R.H. 16b). Others render. 'nor need she defile etc'. Cf. Tosaf. a.l., s.v. [H]. ');">³⁴</span> and that if she dies he does not inherit from her though if he dies she collects her <i>kethubah</i>;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' v. Glos., in a case where such a document was given to her at the betrothal, prior to the marriage (v. Keth. 89b). ');">³⁵</span> is there any need [to speak of the case where] a <i>ma'amar</i> had been addressed!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A ma'amar is only a Rabbinical enactment. If Pentateuchal betrothal has not the force of a marriage in respect of the laws mentioned, how much less the Rabbinical ma'amar! ');">³⁶</span>

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