יום ו Date: 27 Teves, 5776 (1/8/16) – Gittin Daf 26 {Eliezer}

DISCOMBOBULATING DOCUMENTS

[26b top] R’ Shabsai quoting Chizkiyah: Names, places, and dates may not be written in advance to be possibly used for a later effective Get, because we are worried about causing strife in marriages [and resulting in a couple actually using this divorce document (because a woman may assume there is a divorce document for her and end up fighting with her husband about it)].

D-E-ep Thoughts: We always have to make sure to keep our priorities in proper order. Even though specific laws might benefit businesses, we could never gain success at others’ expense. Specifically to help strengthen marriages, the Torah goes out of its way to avoid all possible argumentation. If Hashem is so careful to help maintain peace in the home, how much more so do we have to only show love and kindness in our most valued relationships.