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What creates the issur of a married woman to her husband after being with a non-Jew? The shiur explores whether it's driven by violating the issur of adultery or by the tumah created through the forbidden relationship itself. This chakira between the Marik and Rabbeinu Tam has major nafka minas for cases of ones versus ratzon.
The shiur begins by continuing yesterday's discussion on Rabbeinu Tam's position that a behema is not called a sheretz, addressing the Rivam's question about Esther's statement to Mordechai. The analysis focuses on understanding when bias akum (relations with a non-Jew) creates issur labaila (prohibition to return to her husband). Rabbi Zweig presents the fundamental chakira between two approaches. The Marik holds that issur labaila is driven by tumah - the very act of relations with someone other than her husband creates spiritual impurity, regardless of whether an actual aveira was committed. According to this view, even in cases of ones (coercion) or when the woman believes it's mutar, she becomes asur labaila because the tumah is created by the act itself, not by violating a prohibition.
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