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How can a husband be mekane his wife not to seclude herself with a non-Jew if Rabbeinu Tam holds bias akum doesn't create issur? The shiur develops an achshavah framework: forced relations with a goy are like bias behemah (no gilui arayos), but when done willingly, she's machshiv the goy as a Jewish husband replacement.
This shiur analyzes a fundamental contradiction in Rabbeinu Tam's position on bias akum (relations with a non-Jew). According to the Rivam's understanding, Rabbeinu Tam holds that bias akum is like bias behemah - completely permitted to the husband with no din of yeharag v'al ya'avor. However, this creates a major difficulty: the Gemara (גמרא) and Rambam (רמב"ם) clearly state that a husband can be mekane (warn) his wife not to seclude herself with a non-Jew (mekane al yedei akum). How can this kinui be valid if there's no underlying issur d'oraita? The Rambam's position in Hilchos Yesodei HaTorah suggests there's no yeharag v'al ya'avor for bias akum, yet in Hilchos Sotah he rules that kinui al yedei akum is valid. This contradiction is compounded by the Rambam's principle that kinui only applies when there's an actual issur - as he states regarding a katan or behemah, 'ein osrin oso alav' (they don't prohibit her to him).
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