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When can an arusah's testimony about her pregnancy be believed, and why is this considered bediavad? The shiur analyzes the machlokes between Tosafot and Rashi (רש"י) about whether bediavad applies because the child cannot marry anyone, or because extracting the woman from marriage requires certainty of guilt.
The shiur examines a complex sugya in Kesubos 14a dealing with an arusah (betrothed woman) who becomes pregnant and claims the pregnancy is from her arus (betrothed husband). The central question revolves around when her testimony is believed and why this situation is classified as bediavad rather than lechatchila. The Gemara (גמרא) presents a fundamental machlokes about the scope of the case. Some hold that both the woman and child are being judged, while others maintain the focus is solely on the child's status. This disagreement leads to different understandings of why rov rov (majority of majority) testimony can be accepted bediavad.
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Kesubos 14a
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