Iyun in Kiddushin -
Lesson 54
Mareh Mekomot 80b-82b
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1. Yichud.
a) More than 2 women.
Rashi and Tosafot, 82a s.v. "lo yityached".
Ramban ibid. s.v. "kol she-isko".
Rambam, Hilchot Issurei Bia 22,8.
b) Two men.
Ramban ibid., Rambam ibid., Maggid Mishne ad.loc. s.v. "lo".
c) D'oraita or d'rabbanan.
The gemara cites a "remez min haTorah." Cf. Avoda Zara 36b (12 lines from the end, "yichud d'bat yisrael.") Concerning chaivei lavin (neither eishet ish, or other erva, nor penuya), see Pitchei Teshuva, Even HaEzer, 22,1. All this should be compared to the Rambam 22,2.
d) 81a: "baala ba'ir".
Rashi, Tosafot, Rambam 22,12. Notice the practical difference between Rashi and the Rambam.
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