Musar for Gittin 69:6
אי משום הא מאי איריא אלמנה אפילו גרושה נמי אלמה א"ר זירא אמר שמואל לא שנו אלא אלמנה אבל גרושה משביעין אותה
Rab Judah stated in the name of R. Jeremiah b. Abba: Rab and Samuel were both agreed that this rule applied only to an oath imposed in the <i>Beth din</i>, but outside the <i>Beth din</i> an oath may be imposed on a widow.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Within the Beth din she would be required to take a scroll of the Law or a pair of phylacteries in her hand and swear by one of the divine Names, but outside the Beth din these solemnities would be dispensed with. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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