תלמוד על מועד קטן 3:3

It was stated: From earlier times²⁴⁰Meaning that the text is traditional; its first author is unknown. The parallel in Moˋed qatan 3:5 (82a l. 48) does not have the introduction. [The text in Moˋed qatan is somewhat shortened in the Leiden ms. and editio princeps but the full text is in the Ashkenazic fragments published by J. Sussman, Kobez al Yad 12(1994) p.70.] A somewhat enlarged text in the Babli, Yebamot 39b. is ascribed to R. Jehudah., one was writing documents of ḥalîṣah²⁴¹Needed by the widow to be able to remarry in another jurisdiction.: Before X and V²⁴²There should be three names mentioned here since the court must have three members. did Z daughter of U perform ḥalîṣah for V son of W, by coming before us, removing his shoe from his right foot, spitting before us visible spittle on the ground, and saying: So shall be done to the man unwilling to build his brother’s house²⁴³Deut. 25:9..

There¹²⁶In Babylonia. In the Babli, 39b, the text of the ḥalîṣah document given to the widow is ascribed to Rav Jehudah. In the Tosephta, 12:15, it is quoted as “old text”., they say: “She came before us, stripped his shoe from his right foot, spat before us spittle that was visible on the ground, and said: ‘So should be done to a man who would not build his brother’s house.’ ” Rebbi Abbahu said, since the spittle was visible when it left her mouth it is valid, even if the wind dissipated it¹²⁷He disapproves of the formulation that the spittle has to be seen on the ground.. If she spat blood? Rebbi Abba in the name of Rav Jehudah, Rebbi Zeriqan turned to it, Rebbi Jeremiah in the name of Abba bar Abba¹²⁸He probably is Samuel’s father., Rebbi Ze‘ira turned to it in the name of Samuel: If it contains some liquid spittle, it is valid¹²⁹In the Babli, 105a, no spittle is required since the verse simply says “she shall spit”, not “she shall spit spittle”.. How does the handless [woman] perform ḥalîṣah? With her teeth¹³⁰Agreed to in the Babli, 105a, since the verse requires only that the shoe be stripped off but does not prescribe the way it should be done..