Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Halakhah for Yevamot 116:3

אי הכי היינו ארוסה ולטעמיך נשואה וכנוסה לאו חדא מילתא היא אלא נשואה דידיה וכנוסה דחבריה הכא נמי ארוסה דידיה ושומרת יבם דחבריה

addressed to her a ma'amar,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And then cohabited with her adulterously in her father-in-law's house, with no intention of effecting a legal kinyan. Alternatively: Only a ma'amar was addressed to her but no cohabitation at all took place. The cohabitation of the adulterer which, according to this interpretation, precedes that of the levir does not affect the legality of the water test since in any case the cohabitation of the first husband (the deceased brother) preceded. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> and it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Mishnah cited by R. Shesheth. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> represents the view of Beth Shammai who maintain that a ma'amar constitutes a perfect <i>kinyan</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 29b. The sister-in-law thus loses entirely her former status of 'widow of a deceased brother' and assumes that of a 'betrothed woman'. Subsequent intercourse with her unless accompanied by the entry into the bridal chamber does not, therefore, change her status, as is the case where no ma'amar had been addressed, to that of a married woman. Her description, consequently, can only be that of 'one awaiting the decision of the levir'. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>

Sefer HaChinukh

From the laws of the commandment is that which they, may their memory be blessed, said (Horayot 12b) that it is one [if it is] a high priest that was anointed by the anointing oil or with many clothes, and it is one [if it is] a high priest that is serving or a high priest who they appointed and he left [the service], and likewise a priest anointed for war - they are all commanded about the virgin and forbidden with the widow. And that which they said (Yevamot 58b) that even if he betrothed a minor and she became an adult while [in his domain] before the marriage, behold this one should not [marry her]. But if he did [marry her], he does not [divorce her]. And that which they said (Yevamot 59a) that he never marry two women together, as it is stated, "And he shall take a woman in her virginity" - specifically one woman, and not two. And that which they said (Yevamot 61a) that if he [married] a widow while he was still a common [priest] and became appointed as high priest, he does not [divorce] her. And even if he [only] betrothed her before he was appointed high priest, he [marries] her after he is appointed. And the rest of its details are in the sixth chapter of Yevamot and in [various] places of Ketuvot and Kiddushin (see Rambam, Laws of Forbidden Intercourse 17).
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