What is the definition of "Ishah Chadashah"?
Rashi: It means a wife who is new to him - even if she is an Almanah (or a Gerushah), 1 but precludes someone who takes back his divorced wife. 2
Targum Yonasan: It means a new wife who is a virgin. 3
What is "ve'Lo Ya'avor alav le'Chol Davar" referring to?
Rashi: It means that he is exempt from anything connected with war (such as supplying the troops with food and drink and repairing the roads 1 - Sotah, 44a). 2
Rashi: As opposed to those who are sent home from the front, who are obligated to return to assist the troops.
See Torah Temimah, note 88. Refer to 24:5:2.2:1
Having stated "ve'Lo Ya'avor alav le'Chol Davar", why did the Torah need to write "Lo Yeitzei ba'Tzava"?
Sotah, 44a: In order to add an additional La'av.
What is the word "alav" coming to preclude?
Sotah, 44a: It precludes someone who built a house but did not yet inaugurate it, planted a vineyard but did not yet redeem its fruit (in the fourth year) or betrothed a woman but did not yet marry her - who are obligated to go to the front to help the troops. 1
Having taught us that someone who married a new wife is sent back from the battlefront, in 20:7, why does the Torah repeat it here?
What are the implications of "Naki Yih'yeh le'Veiso"?
Sotah, 43a: It implies that someonme who married a new wife is not obligated to leave his house to join the troops on the battle-front. 1
See Oznayim la'Torah DH "Ishah Chadashah ... ", who elaborates.
Why does the Torah insert the word "Naki Yih'yeh le'Veiso" and what is "Yih'yeh coming to include?
What are the conotations of "Ve'simach es Ishto Shanah Echas"?
Rashi #1 (citing Targum Onkelos): It means that he shall make his wife happy for one year. 1
Targum Yonasan: It means "? and he shall rejoice with his wife for one year'. 2
Ritva on Kesuvos, 8a: We learn from here to insert 'she'ha'Simchah bi'Me'ono' in Birchas ha'Mazon for the duration of the first year after the marriage. 3
Rashi: Because had it meant that he should rejoice with his wife, it would have written 'Ve'samach im Ishto'. Nevertheless, it is also crucisl for him to rejoice with his wife dutring the first year of marriage, as is evident from the fact that the same Din applies to someone who planted a vineyard and who built a house. See Torah Temimah, note 94, who discuses the reson behind the twelve-month period.
See Na'ar Yonasan. Ritva (in Kesuvos, 8a): We learn from here to insert 'she'ha'Simchah bi'Me'ono' in Birchas ha'Mazon for the duration of the first year after the marriage - but we do not do this nowadays. See Torah Temimah, note 95.
Though we do not do this nowadays. See Torah Temimah, note 95.
Why does the Torah insert the (otherwise superfluous) words "es Ishto asher Lakach"?
