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Yevamos 2
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YEVAMOS 2 - dedicated by Rabbi Ari and Esther Maryles of Chicago in
memory of her grandfather, Rav Chaim Mauer zt'l whose life was
dedicated to helping people both physically and spiritually.
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1) WOMEN THAT UPROOT YIBUM AND CHALITZAH
(a) (Mishnah): (Normally, when a man dies without children, a
brother does Yibum (Levirate marriage) or Chalitzah with
one of his widows). If a brother (Shimon) is related to a
widow in one of the 15 ways listed below, she and all her
Tzaros (co-wives) are exempt from doing Yibum or
Chalitzah with him;
(b) If a different brother (Levi) does Yibum with a Tzarah
and then dies, all his widows are exempt from doing Yibum
or Chalitzah with Shimon;
(c) The same applies if a different brother does Yibum with
one of Levi's widows and then dies, ad infinitum.
(d) The 15 women are:
1. Shimon's daughter.
2. The daughter of his daughter.
3. The daughter of his son.
4. The daughter of his wife.
5. The daughter of the son of his wife.
6. The daughter of the daughter of his wife.
7. His mother-in-law.
8. The mother of his mother-in-law.
9. The mother of his father-in-law.
10. His maternal sister.
11. The sister of his mother.
12. The sister of his wife.
13. The sister of his maternal brother.
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14. The wife of his brother that died before Shimon was
born.
15. His daughter-in-law.
(e) If any of these died, did Mi'un (annulment of a Rabbinic
marriage), were divorced, or found to be an Ailonis (a
girl that does not develop as a normal female), the
Tzaros are permitted (to do Yibum).
1. Mi'un and being found to be an Ailonis cannot apply
to the mother-in-law, the mother of the
mother-in-law, or the mother of the father-in-law.
2) EXEMPTING THE TZAROS
(a) (Continuation of Mishnah): If Shimon's daughter (or any
of the other relatives listed) was married to Shimon's
brother Reuven, and Reuven died - just as his daughter is
exempt (from Yibum), so is the Tzarah.
(b) Suppose the Tzarah married (i.e. did Yibum) with Levi
(another brother), who has another wife; Levi dies.
(c) Just as the Tzarah is exempt from Yibum with Shimon, so
is her Tzarah (Levi's other wife).
(d) This applies even 100 times (a Tzarah marries a brother
with another wife, and the brother dies, his other wife
is exempt from Yibum with Shimon).
(e) Question: What is the case that if she died, the Tzaros
are permitted?
(f) Answer: Shimon's daughter (or another relative) was
married to Reuven, who had another wife. If Shimon's
daughter died or was divorced, and then Reuven died,
Reuven's other wife may do Yibum with Shimon.
(g) If Shimon's daughter could have done Mi'un but didn't,
the Tzarah does Chalitzah but not Yibum.
3) ORDER OF THE MISHNAH
(a) (Gemara) Question: All cases in the Mishnah are learned
from his wife's sister - that case should have been
taught first!
1. Suggestion: Perhaps the Mishnah listed the most
severe cases first.
i. We would have to say that the Tana holds as R.
Shimon, who says that death by burning is
harsher than stoning.
2. Objection #1: If so, mother-in-law should have been
taught first, since that is the primary place where
death by burning is written!
3. Objection #2: If so, daughter-in-law should follow
mother-in-law, since (R. Shimon holds that) stoning
is the harshest punishment next to burning!
(b) Answer #1: The case of the daughter was taught first,
since it was learned through expounding, the Tana prefers
it.
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