Commentary for Yevamot 63:5

איכא דאמרי אמר רבא נתן גט למאמרו הותרה אפי' היא מאי טעמא מאי דעבד בה שקליה:

<b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF TWO BROTHERS WERE MARRIED TO TWO SISTERS, AND ONE OF THE BROTHERS DIED, AND AFTERWARDS THE WIFE OF THE SECOND BROTHER DIED, BEHOLD, SHE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The widow. ');">¹⁴</span> IS FORBIDDEN TO HIM<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The surviving brother. ');">¹⁵</span> FOREVER, SINCE SHE WAS FORBIDDEN TO HIM FOR ONE MOMENT.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prior to his wife's death and after the death of her husband, however short that period may have been, she was forbidden to him as his wife's sister. ');">¹⁶</span>

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