About this episode
If a child was born to a woman who was married to two different men within three months and it is unclear who the father is, if the child cursed or hit both fathers, would he/she be liable? There is a debate whether it matters if he/she cursed them both at the same time or one after the other. If both fathers are kohanim, he must work in the Temple on the week that each father is supposed to work so as not to have people suspect that there is an issue with the kehuna in that family. He is only allowed to get a share of the sacrificial items of that week if both fathers were in the same rotation that week and within the same Beit Av, whose job would be to work in the Temple on the exact same day. How many judges are needed for chalitza? With what kind of shoe? Can you use someone else's shoe? What if one had a prostetic leg? Does the shoe need to fit properly? If you don't have judges but three regular people, they can be used, but they need to know how to read. The Gemara shows how Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yehuda extrapolate the verses differently to show whether three or five judges are needed. What does each do with the verses that the other uses to prove their point? In the end, they conclude that even Rabbi Yehuda, who require three judges, changed his mind and required only three. By mi'un we seem to hold differently and only require two judges, even though the tana kama there holds three just as in chalitza. Why do we distinguish between chalitza and mi'un ? The judges also need to designate a place for the chalitza. After deciding that three judges are needed for chalitza, the Gemara brings actual situations where the rabbi required five judges. This was done to ensure people would know about it. From the situations that were brought, the issue is raised regarding a convert serving as a judge.