is the tzara of an ayalonis/sotah only pator from yibum/chalitzah when she is one of the 15 catagories, or does it extend to one who was discovered before ordinary yibum. also does a sotah follow the same logic or is it because she is assur to the brother who died - and what stage does the sotah need to be in in terms of prosecution
mark, nj
(a) The Tzarah of either of the two is always Patur (according to Rav and Rav Asi), even if no Ervah is involved.
(b) The case of Tzaras Aylonis involves a woman who was known to be an Aylonis at the time of her marriage to the dead brother (Gemara 12a).
(c) The Sotah we are discussing is a woman who was proved in court to have committed adultery. It makes no difference how far she was prosecuted. (We are not discussing a "Safek Sotah" who drinks the bitter waters - Gemara 11a).
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Mordecai Kornfeld
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