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In memory of Babet bat Yoel, may her neshama have a great aliyah!
Chapter 8, Mishna 5, Chapter 9, Mishna 1, 2
Having established the case of three brothers, wherein one died childless leaving a widow who stood for levirate marriage – yibum – before the second brother, who would then inherit his property, and the third brother didnโt like that, so he sought to give her a bill of divorce, which would take yibum off the table for brother 2, and brother 2 said, โLet me marry her, and then weโll split brother 1โs estate.โ and brother 3 agreed, and brother 2 married the widow, and then said our deal is no deal because I was not in a position to make that deal before I married her, and Rav Yosef upheld brother 2โs claim, and Abaye disputed itโฆ A new case came up with the same facts, and brother 3 said, โI donโt trust you!โ So brother 2 made a different kind of dealโฆ What does brother 2 inherit, and why can he not give it away even AFTER he marries the widow? How did the lien on all of a husbandโs property to secure his wifeโs marriage contract evolve over time? Can a husband cede away his rights to his wifeโs property? Why does Rabbi Akiva say โOne is not merciful in judgmentโ? Do we not beg mercy from our Judge in Heaven constantly? Between widows, heirs and creditors, who has the strongest claim on a dead manโs estate?
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