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When a man remarries his divorced wife after she married someone else (machzir gerushto), does she become an eishes ach requiring chalitzah, or merely forbidden by lav? The shiur analyzes the machlokes between Rabi Yosi ben Kipa and the Chachamim, exploring whether the posuk's mention of "tumah" creates a din of eishes ach or merely an issur, and what implications this has for her tzarah and the nature of zikah l'chalitzah versus zikah l'yibum.
This shiur provides an extensive analysis of Yevamos 11b, focusing on the complex sugya of machzir gerushto (remarrying one's divorcee after she married someone else). The Gemara (גמרא) presents two fundamental approaches to understanding this case: whether the prohibition is rooted in "tumah" (creating an eishes ach status) or derives from a kal v'chomer (making it merely a lav prohibition). The shiur begins by establishing the basic machlokes between Rabi Yosi ben Kipa and the Chachamim regarding machzir gerushto. According to Rabi Yosi ben Kipa, the issur is written specifically on the original husband who remarries her, making it comparable to a regular lav where the tzarah would be muteres. The Chachamim hold that the issur applies to both the husband and the yavam, requiring chalitzah. The key question is whether she herself requires chalitzah, and whether the tzarah is choletzes or misyabemes.
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Yevamos 11b
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