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4. Second Marriage 5. Kinuy b'Zman ha'Zeh 6. Rashi DH Makneh Lah Al Pi Shenayim
7. One Ed by Sotah Vadai 8. What if Husband Dies? 9. Shmuel bar Rav Yitzach amar Resh Lokish
10. Kinui Without Eidim 11. Laws of Sotah 12. Why is Nazir before Sotah?
13. Zivug Rishon and Zivug Sheni 14. Finding the right one 15. Sotah
16. Zivug Rishon and Sheni 17. Different factors for a Sotah 18. V'Ed Ein Bah
19. 7 Nations 20. נאמנות הבעל לטומאה
DAF DISCUSSIONS - SOTAH 2

Jeff Milrad asks:

If the husband dies before bringing the wife, the accused to the beis din, does she become free and is no longer being considered a possible sotah. does she get yubin or halzatiah or neither. she would be married (widowed) with no chance of marrying again or does she get divorced and is then elegible to marry any other israeli.

jeffrey milrad

The Kollel replies:

Shalom Jeffrey,

Great to hear from you.

You may have seen the relevant ruling in the Mishnah on Daf 2a and in the Gemara on Daf 5b. The Rambam also codifies it in Hilchos Yibum and Chalitzah 6:19. What we see regarding your case is that if the husband dies childless before the wife drinks, then she must undergo Chalitzah -- not Yibum -- with the brother of the deceased. She is then eligible to marry almost anyone else. The exception, as I believe you know, is a Kohen, who is forbidden to her for two reasons: Firstly, she is a Safek Isur d'Oraisa of Zonah (see Rambam Isurei Biah 15:12); and secondly, she is a Vadai Isur d'Rabanan of Chalutzah (Ibid. 17:7).

I hope this helps!

Warmest regards,

Yishai Rasowsky