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Oraysa Chaburah | Yevamos 2b | When the Ervah Dies: Co-Wives, Mi’un, and Invalid Marriages

Rabbi Segal continues the opening sugya of Maseches Yevamos, analyzing the Mishnah’s next layer: what happens when the erva wife — one of the 15 forbidden relationships — dies, rejects a rabbinic marriage (mi’un), is divorced, or is discovered to be an islandis before her husband passes away. The shiur explains why, in these cases, her co-wife is no longer exempt and must perform Yibum or Chalitzah, since the ervah status is no longer present at the critical moment of the husband’s death. Topics Covered: ✔ The Four Scenarios That Remove Ervah Status Death – If the ervah dies before her husband, her co-wife becomes fully obligated in Yibum/Chalitzah. Mi’un (Rabbinic Rejection) – How underage, fatherless girls can dissolve a rabbinic marriage, and why this restores the co-wife’s obligation. Divorce – If the ervah was divorced before her husband’s death, the co-wife remains fully bound by the Torah’s laws. Islandis (unable to have children) – How a mistaken marriage (mekach ta’us) can retroactively nullify the marriage, erasing the ervah link. ✔ Why Some Ervah Cases Cannot Become Islandis or Undergo Mi’un The Mishnah highlights three in-law relationships (mother-in-law, mother-in-law’s mother, father-in-law’s mother) where mi’un and islandis are impossible — because the case definition itself requires that these women already had children. ✔ How Co-Wife Chains Develop Rabbi Segal unpacks the layered example of “co-wife of a co-wife,” showing how the exemption can pass through a sequence of marriages among multiple brothers. Even generations of remarriage do not break the chain — every subsequent co-wife remains exempt because the original ervah started the cascade. ✔ When Ervah Removes Obligation vs. When It Does Not The shiur concludes by explaining a crucial principle: If the ervah marriage was biblical, she exempts her co-wife. If the ervah marriage was only rabbinic, the co-wife still has a biblical obligation — so she must perform Chalitzah, but not Yibum. A clear and detailed walkthrough of one of the hardest parts of Yevamos — perfect for anyone looking to grasp the mechanics of co-wives, rabbinic marriages, and the subtle distinctions that define this masechta. Yevamos, Yibum, Chalitzah, Tzaros, Ervah, Miun, Mion, Islandis, rabbinic marriage, Gittin, co-wives, Zika, Yavam, Yevama, Mishnah Yevamos, Talmud, Halacha, Oraysa Chaburah, Rabbi Segal, Daf Yomi, Maseches Yevamos, Arayos, invalid marriage, mistaken marriage, mekach ta’us, levirate marriage