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Why does the Gemara (גמרא)'s answer about shnei eidim seem to worsen rather than resolve the original question? The shiur develops a fundamental distinction between two ways a married woman becomes forbidden to her husband. One creates eidei kiyum that changes the marriage status itself; the other merely creates an issur dikeidin without altering the objective marriage reality.
The shiur begins by reviewing the Gemara (גמרא)'s discussion of when a married woman becomes forbidden to her husband. According to Tosafot, you need eidei kiyum (establishment through witnesses), which would exclude Pesach (פסח) Pasuach. However, since kinui v'stirah is effective, there appears to be a contradiction. The Gemara's resolution seems problematic: if kinui v'stirah requires eid echad b'tumah, this makes the requirement even stricter, seemingly worsening the original difficulty with Pesach Pasuach. Rabbi Zweig explains the Ritva's approach that the havamina established a din of safek with kinui v'stirah, where safek is only assur with kinui v'stirah but not without it. The Gemara's answer is that two witnesses of znut are equivalent to kinui v'stirah regarding the din of safek, with the difference being that most women consent (rov rotzah), making it better than a mere safek.
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Sotah 9a
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