Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Yevamot 67:6

איבעית אימא לעולם אליבא דרבי יהושע כי קאמר רבי יהושע טעה בדבר מצוה פטור הנ"מ גבי תינוקות דזמנו בהול אבל האי כיון דאין זמנו בהול לא

surely the latter had said that he who made a mistake in respect of a commandment<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if his intention was to fulfil a precept and, through an error, his act resulted in a transgression. Cf. the case in our Mishnah and v. supra n. 1. ');"><sup>15</sup></span> is exonerated!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' While our Mishnah declares the men guilty! ');"><sup>16</sup></span> — Rather he follows the view of R. Eliezer.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra. n. 2. ');"><sup>17</sup></span>

Teshuvot Maharam

Q. What is the meaning of the following statement in Yer. Yuma, 1,1: "Those who wed widows must marry them long before sunset in order that they perform no act of possession on the Sabbath day."?
A. The Huppah ceremony is the marriage proper for a maiden, while the essential marital act for the widow who remarries is cohabitation. Therefore, a person marrying a widow must consummate the marriage before sunset (on Friday) lest he first cohabit with her on the Sabbath and thus perform an act of possession on the Sabbath.
SOURCES: L. 151.
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