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Yevamot 92: The Court's Error

The Gemara addresses what it means for the court to have an opinion - for example, if the court stipulates that the woman who has one witness testifying that her husband has died can remarry. A comparable example is brought with regard to the time that Shabbat ends, based on the darkness of the day - which might be the fault of clouds. In both cases, as it turns out, the court's ruling is in error, but are they the same? Also, a new mishnah: a case where a woman's husband and son travel overseas, and the husband died and then the son dies. Or the reverse. When does yibum kick in? What if it…

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