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Why must a betula marry on Wednesday according to the Mishna? Rashi (רש"י) and Tosafot disagree fundamentally about whether finding pesach (פסח) pasuach creates an actual prohibition or merely an obligation to clarify. The shiur explores how this affects the din of shema yiskarah da'ato and the practical difference between issur and chiyuv levarer.
The shiur analyzes Kesubos 2a regarding the Mishna's requirement that a betula marry on Wednesday. Rabbi Zweig examines the fundamental machloket between Rashi (רש"י) and Tosafot concerning the nature of the obligation when pesach (פסח) pasuach is discovered. Tosafot learns that finding pesach pasuach creates an actual issur - the woman becomes forbidden until the matter is clarified through Beis Din. According to this view, the Wednesday marriage timing ensures that if there's a problem discovered, Beis Din will be available Thursday morning. Tosafot holds this applies specifically to cases where there's actual issur, making it a 'lo plug' (uniform application) from the primary cases.
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Kesubos 2a
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