[Avodah] free will

[Eli Turkel via Avodah]

We have discussed many times the opinion of Rav Dessler that a person
doesn't always have free will.

I recently saw a halachic discussion that may have some connection.
On ketubot 51 the gemara discusses a case of a married woman who was raped
but at the end was willing (techila be-ones ve-sofa be-ratzon). Shmuel's
father forbids her to her husband while Rava allows her.

One possibility of explaining Rava is that she is overwhelmed by her
"yetzer" and so is still considered "anus"
This is explicit in the words of R Zadok (tzidkat zaddik 43)  that her
desire is so great that it is impossible to overcome it and so she is
considered anus gamur and so there is no punishment.
Targum Yonatan (Devarim 22:26) holds that she is not punished by death but
her husband must divorce her.

Maharshal (yevamot 6:3) paskens that she is permitted to her husband only
if she is "karka olam"
However the Noda Beyehuda disagrees (tenina EH 150) and says she is always
permitted to her husband because she is overwhelmed by her yetzer and so is
not considered that she did it with her free will.

-- 
Eli Turkel
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