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What's the halacha (הלכה) when marital relations might cause bleeding that constitutes chabura on Shabbos (שבת)? The Gemara (גמרא) explores whether this falls under davar she'eino miskaven, examining the dispute between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon, and analyzing when hana'as atzmo creates a heter versus when kavana makes it forbidden.
This shiur provides an in-depth analysis of a complex Gemara (גמרא) in Kesubos dealing with the permissibility of marital relations on Shabbos (שבת) when there's a possibility of causing bleeding that would constitute the melacha of chabura (making a wound). The Gemara presents two versions of the discussion, with the central question being whether this scenario falls under the category of davar she'eino miskaven (unintentional action) or if the person is considered mechaven (intentional) for the bleeding. Rabbi Zweig carefully analyzes the Maharshal's difficulties with understanding the flow of the Gemara, particularly regarding why the Gemara seems to suggest that according to Rabbi Yehuda it would be mutar (permitted) when we know from a braisa that it's asur (forbidden). The shiur explains that the Gemara is not trying to permit the action according to Rabbi Yehuda, but rather proving that the case cannot be classified as davar she'eino miskaven.
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Kesubos 5b
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