EPISODE · Jun 11, 2023 · 12 MIN
Gittin 26: "Because of the Decree"
from Talking Talmud · host Yardaena Osband & Anne Gordon
A new mishnah! And a template for a divorce, as well as other transactions, and the question of what blanks would need to filled with the right names and the date and so on. But templates don't really work for gittin. Plus, how the get is actually written. Also, what does it mean that the sages decreed... They wanted to prevent quarreling. They wanted to prevent conflicts over the same name. Or putting the divorcing couple on the spot. Plus, "agunah" (in contrast to modern examples). How iron-tight can the decree go?
What this episode covers
A new mishnah! And a template for a divorce, as well as other transactions, and the question of what blanks would need to filled with the right names and the date and so on. But templates don't really work for gittin. Plus, how the get is actually written. Also, what does it mean that the sages decreed... They wanted to prevent quarreling. They wanted to prevent conflicts over the same name. Or putting the divorcing couple on the spot. Plus, "agunah" (in contrast to modern examples). How iron-tight can the decree go?
NOW PLAYING
Gittin 26: "Because of the Decree"
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Jun 1, 2026 ·31m
May 25, 2026 ·39m
May 17, 2026 ·37m
May 8, 2026 ·39m
Apr 28, 2026 ·25m
Apr 16, 2026 ·33m