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How can the Rambam (רמב"ם) hold that chuppah is yichud when there's chuppah for psulos who can't have yichud? The shiur develops a novel reading that chuppah creates two distinct elements: a "forever after" commitment and immediate heter - with a niddah having only the first, explaining why she's "karusan dai" until becoming muteret.
The shiur addresses fundamental contradictions in understanding the Rambam (רמב"ם)'s position that chuppah is yichud. The Ran asks: if the Rambam holds chuppah is yichud, how can there be chuppah for psulos (like an almanah to a Kohen Gadol) where yichud is forbidden? The Ran answers that b'diavad it's good, while according to the Rambam, b'diavad it's no good. Rabbi Zweig proposes a revolutionary understanding of the Rambam's shita. The Rambam defines chuppah as requiring two elements: hachnasas reshus (bringing her into his domain) and yichud with "v'yafrish enah lo" - designating her exclusively for him. This creates what the shiur terms a "forever after" commitment, establishing ongoing rights of intimacy.
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