Thursday, June 28, 2007

CUT OFF WITHOUT CHILDREN - Yevamos 55 - Daf Yomi

Rashi’s opinion is that kares includes two punishments: He will die before his time, and he will die childless.

Tosfos (2a) cites the opinion of the Riva that only where the Torah explicitly uses the term “aririm” will the second punishment apply; otherwise, he will die young, but with children. Tosfos does conclude that all arayos will entail both punishments because they are comparable to each other.

The Ramban writes that the second punishment will not be applicable by other transgressions, such as eating blood or forbidden fats.

The Netziv cites a Yerushalmi that maintains that only by those specific arayos which state “aririm” does the second punishment apply; otherwise, he will die young, but with children.

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