Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 226:12

אלא ' ר' יוחנן בן נורי לדבריהם קאמר להו לדידי כי היכי דאיש לא מצי מגרש אשה נמי לא מיגרשא אלא לדידכו מאי שנא אשה ומאי שנא איש אמרו ליה אינו דומה האיש המגרש לאשה המתגרשת:

in the light] of their own statement. 'According to my view', [he argued], 'as well as a man<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who is deaf. ');">²⁸</span> is incapable of giving a divorce, so also is a woman<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Had it referred to the woman, the expression in the reply would have been, 'A woman&nbsp;… is not like a man'. ');">²⁵</span> incapable of receiving a divorce;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It was to this statement that the Rabbis replied, THE OTHER ALSO IS IN A SIMILAR POSITION. ');">²⁹</span>

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