[Avodah] [Areivim] ISRAEL: Transgender Husband Says He's Now A Woman And Can't Give A Get

[Prof. Levine via Avodah]

I am moving this discussion to Avodah.

It would be helpful if you would identify this poseik and elaborate 
on his reasons.

And for the record,  one pesak does not a halacha make,  as far as I 
am concerned.

YL

At 06:03 AM 3/26/2017, you wrote:
>You presume incorrectly.  In the eyes of that beit din, she's still
>considered male.  But according to the only psak by a posek who actually
>gives his reasons, she's female, since she apparently had sex-change
>surgery.  So while that beit din required her to pretend to be male and
>give a get, it doesn't mean she actually was.
>
>Lisa
>
>On 3/26/2017 12:44 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:
> > At 04:16 AM 3/26/2017, Lisa Liel wrote:
> >> Old news. She gave the get.
> >
> > A "she" cannot give a get,  according to the Torah. Only a "he" can.
> > So I have to presume that in the eyes of halacha this person is still
> > considered a man.
> >
> > YL
>
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