Jerusalem Talmud Gittin 6.2

משנה: הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁאָמְרָה הִתְקַבֵּל לִי גִּיטִּי צְרִיכָה שְׁנֵי כִיתֵּי עֵדִים. שְׁנַיִם שֶׁאוֹמְרִים בְּפָנֵינוּ אָמְרָה וּשְׁנַיִם שֶׁאוֹמְרִים בְּפָנֵינוּ קִיבְּלָהּ וְקָרְעָהּ אֲפִילוּ הֵן הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְהֵן הָאַחֲרוֹנִים אוֹ אֶחָד מִן הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְאֶחָד מִן הָאַחֲרוֹנִים וְאֶחָד מִצְטָרֵף עִמָּהֶן. נַעֲרָה מְאוֹרָסָה הִיא וְאָבִיהָ מְקַבְּלִין אֶת גִּיטָּהּ. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר אֵין שְׁתֵּי יָדַיִים זוֹכוֹת כְּאַחַת אֶלָּא אָבִיהָ מְקַבֵּל גִּיטָּהּ בִּלְבַד. וְכָל שֶׁאֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לְשַׁמֵּר אֶת גִּיטָּהּ אֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לְהִתְגָּרֵשׁ. קְטַנָּה שֶׁאָמְרָה. הִתְקַבֵּל לִי גִיטִּי. אֵינוֹ גֵט עַד שֶׁיַּגִּיעַ גֵּט לְיָדָהּ. לְפִיכָךְ אִם רָצָה הַבַּעַל לְהַחֲזִיר יַחֲזִיר שֶׁאֵין הַקָּטָן עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלִיחַ. וְאִם אָמַר לוֹ אָבִיהָ. צֵא וְהִתְקַבֵּל לְבִתִּי גִיטָּהּ. אִם רָצָה לְהַחֲזִיר לֹא יַחֲזִיר.

MISHNAH: A woman who said, accept my bill of divorce for me, needs two groups of witnesses; two who say that she appointed in their presence and two who say that in their presence he received it and tore it up, even if the first ones are the latter ones, or one of the first together with one of the latter and a third person is associated with them. A preliminarily married adolescent girl, or her father, can accept her bill of divorce. Rebbi Jehudah says, no two hands can acquire together; only her father alone can accept her bill of divorce. Any female who cannot take care of her bill of divorce cannot be divorced. If an underage girl said, accept the bill of divorce for me, it is no valid bill until the bill of divorce reaches her hand. Therefore, if the husband wants to retract he can retract since an underage person cannot appoint an agent. But if her father said to [an agent]: Go and receive my daughter’s bill of divorce, if [the husband] wants to retract he cannot retract.

הלכה: הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁאָמְרָה הִתְקַבֵּל לִי גִּיטִּי כול׳. שְׁנַיִם שֶׁאָמְרוּ. בְּפָנֵינוּ אָמְרָה. וּשְׁנַיִם שֶׁאָמְרוּ. בְּפָנֵינוּ קִיבֵּל וְקָרַע. וְהוּא מוֹדֶה. יִצְטָרֵף הַשָּׁלִיחַ. תִּיפְתָּר שֶׁהָיָה קָרוֹב. הָדָא אָמְרָה שֶׁהַקָּרוֹב נַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלִיחַ.

HALAKHAH: “A woman who said, accept my bill of divorce for me,” etc. Two say that she appointed in their presence and two say that in their presence he received and tore it. But if he agrees, the agent should be able to be added. Explain it, it he was a relative. This implies that a relative can act as agent.

נַעֲרָה מְאוֹרָסָה הִיא וְאָבִיהָ מְקַבְּלִין גִּיטָּהּ. רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ אָמַר. כְּמַחֲלוֹקֶת בְּגִיטִּין כָּךְ מַחֲלוֹקֶת בְּקִידּוּשׁין. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. הַכֹּל מוֹדִין בְּקִידּוּשִׁין שֶׁאִמָּהּ מְקַדְּשָׁהּ וְלֹא הִיא. מוֹדֶה רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ בְּנִישּׂוּאִין. לֹא הַכֹּל מִמֶּנָּה לְהַשִּׂיא אֶת עַצְמָהּ וּלְהַפְסִיד מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיהָ לְאָבִיהָ. עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אֵין לָהּ דַּעַת אֶצֶל אָבִיהָ וְאֵינוֹ עוֹשָׂה שָׁלִיחַ. עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרֵישׁ לָקִישׁ יֵשׁ לָהּ דַּעַת אֶצֶל אָבִיהָ וְהִיא עוֹשָׂה שָׁלִיחַ. מַתְנִיתָא פְלִיגָא עַל רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. הָאִישׁ מְקַדֵּשׁ בּוֹ וּבִשְׁלוּחוֹ וְהָאִשָּׁה מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת בָּהּ וּבִשְׁלוּחָהּ. פָּתַר לָהּ בִּגְדוֹלָה. וְהָתַנִּינָן. קְטַנָּה שֶׁאָמְרָה. הִתְקַבֵּל לִי גִיטִּי. אֵינוֹ גֵט עַד שֶׁיַּגִּיעַ גֵּט לְיָדָהּ. פָּתַר בִּיתוֹמָה. וְהָא תַנִּינָן. אִם אָמַר לוֹ אָבִיהָ. צֵא וְהִתְקַבֵּל לְבִתִּי גִיטָָּהּ. אִם רָצָה לְהַחֲזִיר לֹא יַחֲזִיר. פָּתַר לָהּ לִצְדָדִין הִיא מַתְנִיתָה. רֵישָׁא בִיתוֹמָה וְסֵיפָא בְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ אָב. מַתְנִיתָא פְלִיגָא עַל רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ. הָאִישׁ מְקַדֵּשׁ אֵֶת בִּתּוֹ כְּשֶׁהִיא נַעֲרָה בּוֹ וּבִשְׁלוּחוֹ. פָּתַר לָהּ כְּרִבִּי יְהוּדָה. דְּרִבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר. אֵין שְׁתֵּי יָדַיִם זוֹכוֹת כְּאַחַת. דְּאָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי. חַד רַב נְפַק מִבֵּית וַועֲדָא אֲמַר. נְפַק עוֹבְדָא כְּרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. וְסָמְכִין עֲלוֹי. לָא הֲוָה צְרִיכָה מִיסְמוֹךְ עֲלוֹי אֶלָּא דַהֲוָת מִן יַמָּא לְטִיגְנֵי.

“A preliminarily married adolescent girl, or her father, can accept her bill of divorce.” Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish said, like the disagreement about divorce is the disagreement about preliminary marriage. Rebbi Joḥanan said, everybody agrees about preliminary marriage that [her father] contracts but not she herself. Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish agrees about a definitive marriage that she is not empowered to marry herself off and let her father lose her earnings. In the opinion of Rebbi Joḥanan she has no legal standing relative to her father and cannot appoint an agent. In the opinion of Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish she has legal standing relative to her father and can appoint an agent. A Mishnah disagrees with Rebbi Joḥanan: “A man contracts a preliminary marriage by himself and through his agent and a woman contracts a preliminary marriage by herself and through her agent.” He explains it about an adult woman. But did we not state: “If an underage girl said, accept the bill of divorce for me, it is no valid bill until the bill of divorce reaches her hand.” He explains it about an orphan. But did we not state: “If her father said to [an agent]: Go and receive my daughter’s bill of divorce, if [the husband] wants to retract he cannot retract.” He explains that the Mishnah deals with cases; the first part about an orphan and the second part if she has a father. A Mishnah disagrees with Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish. “A man may contract a preliminary marriage for his adolescent daughter either by himself or by his agent.” He explains that following Rebbi Jehudah, since Rebbi Jehudah said, “no two hands can acquire together; only her father alone can accept her bill of divorce.” Rebbi Yose said, a rabbi came out from the assembly and said, a case was decided following Rebbi Joḥanan. Can one rely on that? It was no question of relying on him since it was as from the sea to the frying pan.

חֲבֵרַיָיא אָמְרִין. בֶּחָצֵר וּבְאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת פְּלִיגִין. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר. יֵשׁ לָהּ חָצֵר וְיֵשׁ לָהּ אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ אָמַר. אֵין לָהּ חָצֵר וְאֵין לָהּ אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר. בֶּחָצֵר פְּלִיגִין וְאֵין לָהּ אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. מִי אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְּפִשּׁוּט יָדַיִם. רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר שָׁאַל. חֲצֵירוֹ שֶׁלַּשָּׁלִיחַ מָהוּ שֶׁתֵּיעָשֶׂה כְיָדוֹ.

The colleagues said, they disagree about courtyard and four cubits. Rebbi Joḥanan said, she has both courtyard and four cubits. Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish said, she has neither courtyard nor four cubits. Rebbi Eleazar said, they disagree about the courtyard but she has no four cubits. What did Rebbi Joḥanan say about outstretched hands? Rebbi Eleazar asked, does an agent’s courtyard act as his hand?

נִישֵּׂאת הִיא לֹא אָבִיהָ. קְטַנָּה אָבִיהָ לֹא הִיא. נִיסֵּית בֵּין הִיא בֵין אָבִיהָ. אִם יֵשׁ בָּהּ דַּעַת הִיא לֹא אָבִיהָ. אֵי זוֹ הִיא קְטַנָּה שֶׁהִיא צְרִיכָה לְהִתְגָּרֵשׁ. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. כָּל שֶׁנּוֹתְנִין לָהּ גִּיטָּהּ וְדָבָר אַחֵר עִמּוֹ וְהִיא מוֹצִיאָה אוֹתוֹ לְאַחַר זְמָן.

If she is definitively married, she but not her father. An underage girl, her father but not she; if she is definitively married, both she and her father. If she has understanding, she but not her father. Who is an underage girl who needs to be divorced [by herself]? Rebbi Joḥanan said, any female who is given her bill of divorce together with something else and she produces it after some time.