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When a man remarries and divorces his ex-wife, does she become forbidden to him as an eshes ach, or is it merely a prohibition like chayiv lavan? The shiur analyzes whether the tumah mentioned in the Torah (תורה) creates a full eshes ach status requiring chalitza or just an issur, and whether the tzara is consequently permitted through yibum or also requires chalitza.
This shiur provides an in-depth analysis of Yevamos 11b, focusing on the case of machzir gerushaso (one who remarries his divorced wife) and the resulting halachic status of both the divorced woman and her tzara (co-wife). The central issue is whether the prohibition on the divorced wife creates a status of eshes ach (forbidden as a brother's wife) or whether it is merely a lav (negative commandment) similar to other prohibitions. The Gemara (גמרא) discusses the fundamental machlokes between the Chachamim and Rebbe Yosi ben Kipper regarding when the prohibition of machzir gerushaso takes effect—whether from erusin (betrothal) or only from nisuin (marriage). The shiur examines how this affects the question of whether the word "tumah" written in the Torah (תורה) applies specifically to the divorced woman herself or is merely derived through ein mikra yotzei midei peshuto (the literal meaning of the verse can still teach additional laws).
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Yevamos 11b
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