Commentary for Yevamot 61:9

הא איתמר עלה רבה ורב יוסף דאמרי תרווייהו הכא בשתי כיתי עדים עסקינן אחת אומרת קרוב לה ואחת אומרת קרוב לו דהוה ליה ספיקא דאורייתא ומתניתין דהכא בכת אחת דה"ל ספיקא דרבנן

threw it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The letter of divorce. ');">²³</span> to her, she is divorced if it fell nearer to her; but if nearer to him she is not divorced. If it was equidistant,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'half on half'. ');">²⁴</span> she is divorced and not divorced. And when it was asked, 'What is the practical effect of this',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The statement that she is divorced and not divorced. ');">²⁵</span>

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