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Granted, according to the opinion of Rava, the first clause in the Mishnah is speaking about when the husband did not explicitly mention a period of time, and the latter clause is referring to when he did explicitly mention a period of two years.
But according to the opinion of Rav Ashi, who holds that when the husband does not mention a period of time the wife can fulfill her obligation by performing the action for even a single day, it is necessary to explain that the first clause in the Mishnah is referring to when she did fulfill the co
§ A baraita states (Tosefta 7:6): If a husband said to his wife: This is your bill of divorce on the condition that you will serve my father for two years, or he said: This is your bill of divorce on the condition that you will nurse my son for two years, even if the condition was not fulfilled it i
And the Rabbis say: The condition is valid even if it the husband does not stipulate both positive and negative outcomes. Consequently, if the condition was fulfilled this is a valid bill of divorce, and if it was not fulfilled this is not a valid bill of divorce. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: Yo
To which side of the dispute is Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel’s statement referring? There are those who say: He is speaking to R' Meir. And there are those who say: He is speaking to the Rabbis. The Talmud explains: There are those who say that this means he is speaking to R' Meir and this is what he