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Why wasn't Basheva forbidden to Dovid after their encounter? The shiur analyzes whether pituy ketana (seducing a minor) constitutes ones (coercion) or ratzon (consent). The Rambam (רמב"ם) holds pituy ketana is ratzon, but intimidation by a king might shift it to ones status.
The shiur explores a fundamental question in Masechet Kesubos regarding Basheva's halachic status after her encounter with Dovid HaMelech. The Gemara (גמרא) asks why Basheva wasn't forbidden (asur) to Dovid, and answers that she was an anusah (coerced). Rabbi Zweig examines what changed between the Gemara's initial assumption and its conclusion. The discussion begins with Rashi (רש"י)'s position that Basheva should have been forbidden to both Uriah and Dovid, while Tosafot disagrees based on the principle of teshuvah. The Gemara's answer that she was an anusah raises the question: what constitutes ones (coercion) in this context?
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Kesubos 9a-b
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