Gittin, Daf Bet, Part 2

Introduction

This is a continuation of the mishnah we began to learn yesterday.

וְהַמּוֹלִיךְ וְהַמֵּבִיא מִמְּדִינָה לִמְדִינָה בִּמְדִינַת הַיָּם צָרִיךְ שֶׁיֹּאמַר בְּפָנַי נִכְתַּב וּבְפָנַי נֶחְתַּם

רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר אֲפִילּוּ מֵהֶגְמוֹנְיָא לְהֶגְמוֹנְיָא

One who brings [a get] from one province to another province in foreign lands is also required to declare, In my presence it was written, and in my presence it was signed.

Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel says: even from one hegemony to another hegemony.

Just as the messenger must make the declaration that the get was written and signed in his presence when bringing the get to and from Israel, so too must he make the declaration when bringing the get to and from provinces outside of the land. The reason is that the original witnesses may be difficult to find if there is a need to uphold the get. Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel adds that even within one province, if he is switching hegemonies, places ruled by different governors, all within the Roman empire, he must make the declaration.