Today’s daf TB Sotah 25 asks an interesting question. After a husband warns his wife not to seclude herself with a particular man, may he withdraw or rescind his warning? “A dilemma was raised before the Sages: With regard to a husband who issued a warning to his wife and later retracted his warning, as he did not wish his wife to acquire the status of a sota, is his warning retracted, or is it not retracted?” (Sefaria.org translation)
After
rejecting to other proves “The Gemara cites (another-gg) proof: Come and
hear that which Rabbi Yoshiya says: Ze’eira, who was one of
the men of Jerusalem, told me three matters: A husband who retracted his
warning, his warning is retracted; and in the case of a rebellious Elder
whom the court wishes to forgive, the court may forgive him; and in
the case of a stubborn and rebellious son whose father and mother wish to
forgive him for his sins, they may forgive him.
“And when I came to my colleagues in the South and told them these rulings, they agreed with me with regard to two of them, but with regard to forgiving a rebellious Elder they did not agree with me. They held that a rebellious Elder cannot be forgiven, in order that discord not proliferate among the Jewish people. The Gemara comments: One can conclude from Rabbi Yoshiya’s statement that with regard to a husband who retracted his warning, his warning is retracted. The Gemara concludes: Indeed, one can conclude from Rabbi Yoshiya’s statement that the husband can retract his warning.” (Sefaria.org translation)
Yes the
husband may retract his warning with one condition. “The Gemara concludes:
Indeed, one can conclude from the Rabbis’ statement that the warning
cannot be retracted.” (Sefaria.org translation)
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