Yevamot 91: When Rape Is Not at All Rape

Talking Talmud · Jun 6, 2022 · 22m

In the case of the woman who has remarried after the testimony that her first husband has died, but not with the consent of the court - she can go back to her first husband, once it is determined that he is alive. Which leads to a debate about the way to talk about the halakhah, and how one should not appropriate another's opinion without naming him. Plus, a comparison to rape that sounds difficult to modern ears, but actually leads to rendering a decision in the woman's favor. Also, the question of establishing fact on the basis of two witnesses - what, really, could she have done?! Except…