Tous peuvent terminer (la signature de) un "chauve get" [même un esclave; même celui qui est inapte à être témoin en raison de transgression]. Ce sont les paroles de Ben Naness. R. Akiva dit: Seuls les parents qui sont acceptables comme témoins dans d'autres cas [c'est-à-dire, qui ne sont pas inaptes en tant que témoins en soi, mais uniquement en raison de leur parenté] (seulement ceux-là) peuvent le compléter, [mais pas un esclave ou un voleur. Un esclave, parce qu'il pourrait ainsi venir à être considéré comme "pediged" (c'est-à-dire, pas un esclave); un voleur, parce qu'il pourrait ainsi être supposé s'être repenti (et être acceptable comme témoin dans tous les cas). Mais tous reconnaissent les parents comme tels. La halakha est conforme à Ben Naness, afin que tous puissent la compléter. Dans tous les cas, un seul témoin inapte peut y signer; les autres doivent tous être en forme.] Qu'est-ce qu'un «chauve» Celui dont les plis sont plus nombreux que ses témoins.
Bartenura on Mishnah Gittin
הכל משלימין עליו – and even a slave, and even someone who is ineligible to provide testimony on account of sin.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Gittin
Introduction
At the end of yesterday’s mishnah we learned that a woman who was divorced with a “bald get” is not divorced. Our mishnah explains what a “bald get” is and how it can be fixed.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Gittin
אלא קרוב שהוא ראוי להעיד בעדות אחרת – for he doesn’t have disqualification to give testimony other than for those near. But a slave or a thief cannot. A slave, - perhaps he will come to bring up genealogical connections; and a thief, perhaps he will come to say that he effectuated repentance; but someone related, everyone knows concerning him that he is a relative, and the Halakah is according to Ben Nanas that anyone may complete it. Nevertheless, only one ineligible witness may affix his signature upon it, and all the rest, require that all of them are valid [witnesses].
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English Explanation of Mishnah Gittin
A “bald” get anyone can complete its signatures, the words of Ben Nannas. But Rabbi Akiva says that it may be completed only by relatives who are qualified to testify elsewhere. What is a “bald” get? One which has more folds than signatures. It would be helpful to explain this mishnah backwards. The end of the mishnah clarifies that a “bald get” is one which has more folds than signatures. As I explained yesterday, some documents were folded and sewn on the folds to prevent forgeries. One person would sign on each fold, and there could be many folds. If there are any folds without signatures, then the document/get is invalid. However, in order to validate this get, it need not have perfectly acceptable witnesses sign. According to Ben Nannas, if at least two valid witnesses have already signed all that is needed is an additional signature for each fold and, that signature may be from a person who normally disqualified from testifying. This would include relatives and gamblers. Rabbi Akiva restricts the leniency to relatives who would otherwise be allowed to testify, but would not normally be allowed to in this case. Gamblers and others who are always invalid could not complete the “bald get.”
