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July 14, 2014 4:12 pm at 4:12 pm #1071648
benignuman
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PAA,

The Shulchan Aruch (Choshen Mishpat 7:3) writes: ??? ????? ????

It is one thing to follow the first answer in Tosafos when there is only one Tosafos on the subject, but here there are many. Tosafos in Yevamos 45b, says ???? ???? ????? ????.

Tosafos in Shavuos 29b also says that a woman cannot be a judge and both of these Tosafos give a different “first” answer regarding Devorah.

Note, however, that this is only regarding dayanus, where certainly the weight of Halachic authority is that a woman is inelligble. ????? is a different matter (which is why I started this thread in the first place).