Gittin, Daf Tet, Part 2

 

Introduction

Today s sugya explains what a protest against a get would consist of. To recall, a protest can occur only if the agent did not make the declaration.

 

ואִם יֵשׁ עָלָיו עוֹרְרִין יִתְקַיֵּים בְּחוֹתְמָיו עַרְעָר כַּמָּה אִילֵימָא עַרְעָר חַד וְהָאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן דִּבְרֵי הַכֹּל אֵין עַרְעָר פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁנַיִם

וְאֶלָּא עַרְעָר תְּרֵי תְּרֵי וּתְרֵי נִינְהוּ מַאי חָזֵית דְּסָמְכַתְּ אַהָנֵי סְמוֹךְ אַהָנֵי אֶלָּא עַרְעָר דְּבַעַל

 

And if there is a protest let it be upheld by its signatures:

A protest by how many? If we say, a protest by one, did R. Yohanan not say: Everyone holds that a protest cannot be made by less than two.

Rather a protest by two? This is a case of two versus two, why do you rely on these, rely on those?

Rather a protest by the husband.

 

One person cannot protest a get that has two valid signatures on it. Even two will not be able to assail the validity of the get because there are already two who signed on the get. Rather, the only one who can protest a signed get is the husband himself. Should he say, I never directed that such a get be written the get will need to be upheld by verifying the signatures.