Gittin, Daf Daled, Part 2

Gittin, Daf Daled, Part 2   Introduction The Talmud now begins to evaluate other tannaitic texts, beginning with the continuation of the mishnah, in light of the dispute between Rabbah (since they do not know the laws of writing a get for her sake) and Rava...

Gittin, Daf Daled, Part 1

Gittin, Daf Daled, Part 1   Introduction The Talmud is still trying to solve with whom our mishnah, according to which the messenger says, In front of me it was written and in front of me it was signed, accords.   רַב...

Gittin, Daf Gimmel, Part 6

Gittin, Daf Gimmel, Part 6   Introduction The Talmud continues trying to figure out whom the mishnah follows.   וְאֶלָּא רַבִּי מֵאִיר...

Gittin, Daf Gimmel, Part 5

Gittin, Daf Gimmel, Part 5   Introduction This is the mishnah from which we learn that Rabbi Elazar does not actually require witnesses to sign the get. This mishnah is found in the last chapter of Gittin and we will learn it again there. My commentary here is...

Gittin, Daf Gimmel, Part 4

Gittin, Daf Gimmel, Part 4   Introduction The Talmud now gets into what is one of the biggest disputes throughout the Tractate which element of writing the get has to be for her sake the writing (R. Elazar) or the signing (R. Meir). This is a dispute we will...