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Does pirish mean separation due to an issur bia, or a chiyuv kevurah? The shiur contrasts Rashi (רש"י) (who learns pirish as obligation to bury, allowing a second bia if burial is delayed) with Tosafos (תוספות) (who learns it as an issur bia). The analysis includes dam besulim complications and the relative severity of aninus versus aveilus.
This shiur provides an in-depth analysis of Kesubos 4a, focusing on the machlokes between Rashi (רש"י) and Tosafos (תוספות) regarding the nature of pirish in the context of boel bilas mitzvah (מצוה). The Gemara (גמרא) discusses a case where someone dies during the shiva yemei mishteh (seven days of wedding celebration), and the question arises whether the couple must separate after the initial bia. Rashi's position is that pirish is not an issur bia (prohibition of relations) but rather a chiyuv kevurah (obligation to bury the deceased). According to Rashi, the separation is necessitated by halon ha-sames (the prohibition of leaving a deceased unburied), and the couple must prioritize burial. Rashi holds that if burial were somehow delayed (such as on Yom Tov when burial is impossible), a second bia would be permitted because there is no inherent issur in the relationship itself.
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Kesubos 4a
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