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What does 'two rovs' mean when someone emerges from a group? The shiur develops the Rambam (רמב"ם)'s innovative approach that the second group loses its original ischazek isur status. This creates a qualitatively different heter - not statistical probability but complete absence of halachic doubt.
This shiur analyzes Kesubos 14b's discussion of the principle of 'two rovs' (trei rubay) in determining yichus, focusing on the Rambam (רמב"ם)'s unique understanding. The Gemara (גמרא) discusses cases where a woman was violated either in a city or on a highway, and the halachic implications depend on whether we have one or two majorities to rely upon. The shiur begins by examining the basic Tosefta's two approaches: one understanding the case as involving a shema (doubt) requiring two rovs universally, and another seeing it as a bari (certainty) case where Rav requires two rovs as a stringency. The Rambam rules according to the second approach - that for a bari case, one needs two rovs l'chatchilah.
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Kesubos 14b
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