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Steinsaltz writes:
The third perek of Massekhet Gittin begins on our daf and deals with two main issues:
A continuation of the discussions of li-shmah – the law requiring that a geṭ be written with a specific married couple in mind, and
The laws dealing with the messenger who delivers the geṭ. For example, if a messenger travels a significant distance to deliver the geṭ, he cannot be totally certain that the husband is still alive at the time that he hands the geṭ to the wife. As we have learned, a geṭ cannot be given after the husband has died. Although the woman is free to marry whether she is a widow or a divorcee, there are differences between those two situations regarding such laws as marrying a kohen or being obligated in yibum.
We explore the legal function of transferring legal documents (Rav Taragin) and Pro Yair Furstenberg’s paper on the shaping of rabbinic divorce in the setting of Roman Jurisdiction.