Commentary for Yevamot 58:17

ואיבעית אימא אמר לך רבי אלעזר ולרב נחמן בר יצחק מי ניחא מי קתני יפרו יפר קתני אלא הכא במאי עסקינן שעמדה בדין ופסקו לה מזונות משלו

constitutes a <i>kinyan</i> so far only as to keep out the rival, [I meant to indicate] that a letter of divorce was not sufficient<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of a yebamah to whom a ma'amar had been addressed. ');">⁵⁶</span> but that <i>halizah</i> also was required;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he did not wish to marry her. ');">⁵⁷</span> did I say anything. however, as regards the annulment of vows! And if you prefer I might say. R. Eleazar can answer you: Is it satisfactorily explained according to R. Nahman b. Isaac?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who holds that the father and husband jointly annul the vows of the widow to whom a ma'amar has been addressed. ');">⁵⁸</span> Surely it was not stated 'they may annul' but 'he may annul'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reading is [H] (sing.). not [H] (plur.). How, then, could he state that two jointly annul her vows! ');">⁵⁹</span>

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