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One may not write a bill of divorce on anything that is attached to the ground. If one wrote it on something that was attached to the ground, and afterward he detached it, signed it, and gave it to her, then it is valid. Rabbi Yehuda deems a bill of divorce invalid unless its writing and its signing were performed when it was already detached.
We continue our exploration of divorce with attention to Gender, Multiculturalism and Dialogue by Lisa Fishbayn.