Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer Siman 171

Siman 171

Presented here for study, not as a practical ruling. The Shulchan Aruch rules by Sephardi custom, the Rema's glosses by Ashkenazi custom, and the Kitzur follows Ashkenazi custom. For a practical question, ask your rabbi.

א מִי שֶׁהָיָה נָשׂוּי יְתוֹמָה קְטַנָּה שֶׁהִשִּׂיאוּהָ אָחִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ, שֶׁאֵין קִדּוּשֶׁיהָ רַק מִדְּרַבָּנָן, וְחֵרֶשֶׁת, וּמֵת, וְנָפְלוּ לִפְנֵי אָחִיו לְיִבּוּם, אֵין בִּיאַת אַחַת מֵהֶן פּוֹטֶרֶת צָרָתָהּ. וְכֵיצַד תַּקָּנָתָם, מְלַמְּדִין הַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁתְּמָאֵן בּוֹ, וְכוֹנֵס אֶת הַחֵרֶשֶׁת. וְאִם רָצָה לְגָרְשָׁהּ, כּוֹתֵב לָהּ גֵּט אַחַר שֶׁיָּבֹא עָלֶיהָ, וּמֻתֶּרֶת לְזָר:
1 A man who was married to an orphan of minor age (note: who was married off by her brother or mother, and whose marriage is valid by Rabbinical decree) and a deaf woman (whose marriage is also only valid by Rabbinical ruling) and he died, and the women have fallen to his brother for possible levirate marriage, consummation of levirate marriage with one of these (Rabbinically married) women does not free her co-wife from levirate bonds. What is their resolution? We instruct the minor to reject him (annul the marriage), and the brother marries the deaf woman. If he wants to divorce her, he writes a divorce after consummating the marriage, and she is then permitted to a stranger.
ב הָיוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן חֵרְשׁוֹת אוֹ קְטַנּוֹת, בִּיאַת אַחַת מֵהֶן פּוֹטֶרֶת צָרָתָהּ:
2 If both wives were deaf or both were minors, consummation of levirate marriage with one frees her co-wife [from levirate bonds].
ג הָיְתָה אַחַת גְּדוֹלָה וְאַחַת קְטַנָּה, בִּיאַת גְּדוֹלָה אוֹ חֲלִיצָתָהּ פּוֹטֶרֶת הַקְּטַנָּה, וְאֵין בִּיאַת הַקְּטַנָּה פּוֹטֶרֶת אֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה:
3 If one wife was of majority age, and the other was a minor, consummation of levirate marriage or chalitza (ceremony severing the levirate bond) with the adult wife frees the minor [from levirate bond], but consummation of levirate marriage with the minor does not free the adult wife.
ד אַחַת פִּקַּחַת וְאַחַת חֵרֶשֶׁת, בִּיאַת הַפִּקַּחַת אוֹ חֲלִיצָתָהּ פּוֹטֶרֶת אֶת הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, וְאֵין בִּיאַת הַחֵרֶשֶׁת פּוֹטֶרֶת אֶת הַפִּקַּחַת:
4 If one wife was wise (of sound mind), and the other wife was deaf, consummation of levirate marriage or chalitza with the wise wife frees the deaf wife from levirate bond, but consummation of levirate marriage with the deaf wife does not free the wise wife.
ה הָיוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן קְטַנּוֹת, וּבָא הַיָּבָם עַל אַחַת מֵהֶן, וְחָזַר הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו וּבָא עַל הַשְּׁנִיָּה, לֹא פָּסַל הָרִאשׁוֹנָה עָלָיו, אֲבָל אָסוּר לוֹ לְקַיֵּם הַשְּׁנִיָּה, אֶלָּא מְלַמְּדִין אוֹתָהּ שֶׁתְּמָאֵן, וִיקַיֵּם הָרִאשׁוֹנָה:
5 If both [wives] were minors, and the living brother consummated levirate marriage with one of them, and then he or another brother had sexual relations with the second [minor wife], this did not invalidate the levirate marriage of the first, but he is forbidden to stay with the second. Therefore we instruct the second to reject (annul) her marriage, and he upholds marriage with the first.
ו וְכֵן אִם הָיוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן חֵרְשׁוֹת, אֵין בִּיאַת הַשְּׁנִיָּה פּוֹסֶלֶת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה, וְהַשְּׁנִיָּה אֲסוּרָה לוֹ וְיוֹצִיאֶנָּה בְּגֵט:
6 Similarly, if both were deaf, sexual relations with the second woman do not invalidate [the levirate marriage to] the first; the second woman is forbidden to him, and he should divorce her with a get.
ז קְטַנָּה וְחֵרֶשֶׁת, שֶׁבָּא הַיָּבָם תְּחִלָּה עַל הַקְּטַנָּה, וְחָזַר וּבָא הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו עַל הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, לֹא פָּסַל אֶת הַקְּטַנָּה, וְהַחֵרֶשֶׁת צְרִיכָה גֵּט, שֶׁבִּיאַת הַקְּטַנָּה מְעֻלָּה מִבִּיאַת הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, שֶׁהַקְּטַנָּה רְאוּיָה לְאַחַר זְמַן. לְפִיכָךְ, יְקַיֵּם הַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁנִּבְעֲלָה תְּחִלָּה:
7 A minor girl and a deaf girl, when the levir first has relations with the minor and then he or his brother has relations with the deaf girl, he has not disqualified the minor, and the deaf girl requires a get. For relations with a minor is has greater legal consequences than relations with a deaf girl, for the minor will be fit for marriage after some time. Therefore, he should uphold the minor who had relations first.
ח בָּא עַל הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, וְחָזַר וּבָא הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו עַל הַקְּטַנָּה, פָּסַל אֶת הַחֵרֶשֶׁת. וּמְלַמְּדִין אֶת הַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁתְּמָאֵן בּוֹ, וְיוֹצִיא הַחֵרֶשֶׁת בְּגֵט. זֶהוּ דַּעַת הָרַמְבַּ"ם, אֲבָל אֲחֵרִים חוֹלְקִים עָלָיו כַּמְפֹרָשׁ בַּטּוּר וּבְנִמּוּקֵי יוֹסֵף פֶּרֶק בֵּית שַׁמַּאי:
8 If he had relations with the deaf girl, and then he or his brother had relations with the minor, he has disqualified the deaf girl. And we should instruct the minor to refuse marriage, and then he divorces the deaf girl through a get. This is the opinion of the Rambam, but others disagree with him, as is explicit in the Tur and the Nimukei Yosef, ch. Bet Shammai.
ט אַחַת פִּקַּחַת וְאַחַת חֵרֶשֶׁת, בָּא הַיָּבָם עַל הַפִּקַּחַת, וְחָזַר וּבָא הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו עַל הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, לֹא פָּסַל הַפִּקַּחַת, וְהַחֵרֶשֶׁת צְרִיכָה גֵּט. בָּא הַיָּבָם עַל הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, וְחָזַר וּבָא הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו עַל הַפִּקַּחַת, פָּסַל אֶת הַחֵרֶשֶׁת; הַחֵרֶשֶׁת יוֹצְאָה בְּגֵט, וְהַפִּקַּחַת בְּגֵט וַחֲלִיצָה:
9 One was a girl of sound senses and the other deaf, if the levir had relations with the girl of sound senses first, and then he or his brother had relations with the deaf girl, he has not disqualified the girl of sounds senses, but the deaf girl requires a get. If the levir had relations with the deaf girl first, and then he or his brother had relations with the girl of sound senses, he has disqualified the deaf girl. And the deaf girl goes out with a get, and the girl of sound senses [goes out] with a get and halitzah.
י אַחַת גְּדוֹלָה וְאַחַת קְטַנָּה, בָּא עַל הַגְּדוֹלָה, וְחָזַר וּבָא הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו עַל הַקְּטַנָּה, לֹא פָּסַל הַגְּדוֹלָה, וּמְלַמְּדִין הַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁתְּמָאֵן בּוֹ. בָּא עַל הַקְּטַנָּה, וְחָזַר הוּא אוֹ אָחִיו וּבָא עַל הַגְּדוֹלָה, מְלַמְּדִין הַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁתְּמָאֵן בּוֹ, וִיקַיֵּם הַגְּדוֹלָה:
10 If one was of majority age and one was a minor, and he had relations with the adult, and afterwards he or his brother had relations with the minor, he has not disqualified the adult, and they instruct the minor that she should reject her marriage. If he had relations with the minor, and afterwards he or his brother had relations with the adult, they instruct the minor that she should reject her marriage, and he upholds marriage with the adult.