Tutti possono completare (la firma di) un "bald get" [persino un bondman; anche uno che non è idoneo a essere testimone a causa della trasgressione]. Queste sono le parole di Ben Naness. R. Akiva dice: Solo i parenti che sono accettabili come testimoni in altri casi [cioè, che non sono inadatti come testimoni di per sé, ma solo perché sono parenti] (solo quelli) possono completarlo, [ma non un bondman o un rapinatore. Un servitore, perché potrebbe in tal modo essere considerato "di razza" (cioè non un servo); un ladro, perché si potrebbe quindi presumere che si sia pentito (ed essere accettabile come testimone in tutti i casi). Ma tutti riconoscono i parenti come tali. L'halachah è in accordo con Ben Naness, affinché tutti possano completarla. In ogni caso, solo un testimone inadatto può firmare su di esso; gli altri devono essere tutti in forma.] Che cos'è un "pelato" Uno le cui pieghe sono più numerose dei suoi testimoni.
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.”
