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Why does Tosfos require a chezkas heter when discussing the case of an eishes kohen who may not be baki in pesach (פסח) pasuah? The analysis develops different approaches between Tosfos, Tosfos Yeshanim, and the Maharsha on when sfeik sfeika applies for collecting a kesubah and the mechanics of determining who is the muchzak in monetary disputes.
This shiur provides a detailed analysis of Tosfos on Kesubos 9b regarding the requirement of chezkas heter in cases involving an eishes kohen whose husband may not be expert (baki) in distinguishing pesach (פסח) pasuah. The central question is why Tosfos requires a chezkas heter to permit the woman to her husband when there's already a doubt about his expertise. The shiur explores several approaches to understanding Tosfos. One possibility is that Tosfos holds there is a rov (majority) that the husband is indeed baki. If so, without a chezkas heter, the miyut (minority) of ein baki wouldn't be sufficient to create a proper sfeik sfeika. The chezkas heter combines with the miyut ein baki to create an effective safek against the rov baki.
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Kesubos 9b
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