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When can a woman claim she wasn't violated after being secluded? The shiur analyzes Rabbi Yeshua and Rabban Gamaliel's dispute about whether midabaris creates a safek that prevents us from saying 'lo nivola,' versus Gamaliel's position that there's no safek at all.
This shiur provides an in-depth analysis of the Gemara (גמרא) in Kesubos 13b dealing with the fundamental dispute between Rabbi Yeshua and Rabban Gamaliel regarding cases of yichud (seclusion) and the woman's credibility. The discussion centers on two cases: midabaris (where she speaks about the encounter) and mubaris (where she is pregnant), and whether these situations create a safek (doubt) about violation. Rabbi Zweig explains that according to Rashi (רש"י)'s interpretation, Rabbi Yeshua holds that midabaris creates a safek because 'ein apik tropis l'arias' - we cannot definitively say there was no violation. This means that even if the woman claims 'lo nivolti' (I wasn't violated), there remains doubt. Rabban Gamaliel, however, maintains that midabaris doesn't create any safek at all, and the woman's word can be accepted.
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Kesubos 13b
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