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How [is the release from the Levirate bond effected]? If a levir addressed a Maamar to his sister-in-law and subsequently gave her a letter of divorce, it is necessary for her to perform the halizah with him. If he addressed to her a Maamar and participated in the halizah, it is necessary for her to obtain from him a letter of divorce. If he addressed to her a Maamar and then cohabited with her, behold this is in accordance with the prescribed precept.   יבמות 5.2
כיצד׃ עשה מאמר ביבמתו, ונתן לה גט-- צריכה ממנו חליצה; עשה מאמר, וחלץ-- צריכה ממנו גט׃ עשה מאמר, ובעל-- הרי זו כמצותה
If the levir gave her a letter of divorce and then addressed to her a Maamar, it is necessary for her to obtain [a second] letter of divorce and to perform the halizah. If he gave her a letter of divorce and then cohabited with her, it is necessary for her to obtain a letter of divorce and to perform the halizah. If he gave her a letter of divorce and then submitted to halizah, there is no validity in any act after halizah had been performed. If the levir submitted to halizah and then addressed to her a Maamar, gave her a letter of divorce, or cohabited with her; or if he cohabited with her and then addressed to her a Maamar, gave her a letter of divorce, or submitted to her halizah, no act is valid after halizah and the Law is the same whether there is one sister-in-law to one levir or two sisters-in-law to one levir.  יבמות 5.3
נתן גט, ועשה מאמר-- צריכה גט, וחליצה׃ נתן גט, ובעל-- צריכה גט, וחליצה׃ נתן גט, וחלץ-- אין אחר חליצה כלום׃ חלץ, ועשה מאמר, נתן גט, ובעל, או בעל, ועשה מאמר, נתן גט, וחלץ-- אין אחר חליצה כלום׃ אחד יבמה אחת, ואחד שתי יבמות

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