Gittin 18 - Shabbat June 3, 14 Sivan

Study Guide Gittin 18 What if time elapses between the writing of the get and the giving of the get?  How does that affect how long a woman must wait after a divorce before remarrying? Does the clock start ticking from the signing or from the giving?  From what point does the financial obligation of the husband to the wife in a ketuba go from being an obligation to being a loan, in which case it would then be canceled during a shmita year? There is a disagreement about in which case Rabbi Shimon allows time to elapse between the writing of the get and the signing. What if more than one day elapsed? There is another disagreement about a case where someone asked ten people to all write the get - what is the function of all of their signatures - are two viewed as witnesses and the others as fulfilling the husband's stipulation or are all considered witnesses? What are the practical ramifications of each of the opinions?