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Our Gemara asks: From when do we begin counting for a divorce? Rav says the significant moment for the geṭ is when the geṭ is handed over; Shmuel says that it is from the time that the geṭ is written. After some discussion the Gemara concludes that we can begin counting from the time that it is written.
The need to know when we can begin counting “for the geṭ” refers to a period called havhana (literally, “a period of distinction”) – three months from the time that the couple has separated.
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