Decree of Equal Decree (גְּזַר גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה)
Decree of Equal Decree (גְּזַר גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה)

Decree of Equal Decree

A logical analogy made between two similar situations. A conclusion is drawn after making an analogy or a comparison.

("The Rambam, of blessed memory, decreed a decree of equal decree fully from all aspects that if the bill of divorce was in the hand of the messenger, he would not give it to the woman, implied in any way" - Responsa Maharit, Part A, Siman 141, and likewise: "His agency, may the Rabbis be blessed, established to decree a decree of equal decree for every person not to engage in idle speech from when the prayer leader begins praying until the end of Kaddish" - Tania, Iggeret HaKodesh, Chapter 24, and likewise: "The diamond changed its nature for an hour and decreed a decree of equal decree between them and between the Jews, and this identity also adhered to Ben Sicho" - H. Be'er / El Makom SheHaRuach Holech, 124)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּזַר גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה

Definition (Hebrew)

עָרַךְ הַשְׁוָאָה הֶגְיוֹנִית בֵּין שְׁנֵי מַצָּבִים דּוֹמִים.הִסִּיק מַסְקָנָה לְאַחַר שֶׁעָשָׂה אָנָלוֹגְיָה אוֹ הֶקֵּשׁ.

("הָרַמְבָּ"ם זַ"ל גָּזַר גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה מֻפְנֶה מִכָּל צְדָדִים שֶׁאִם הָיָה הַגֵּט בְּיַד הַשָּׁלִיחַ לֹא יִתְּנֶנּוּ לְאִשָּׁה דְּמִשְׁמַע בְּשׁוּם צַד"- שׁוּ"ת מהרי"ט חֵלֶק א סִימָן קַד, וְכֵן:"שְׁלִיחוּתִיָּהוּ דרז"ל קָא עַבִּידְנָא לִגְזֹר גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה לְכָל נֶפֶשׁ שֶׁלֹּא לָשׂוּחַ שִׂיחָה בְּטֵלָה מִשֶּׁיַּתְחִיל הש"ץ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל הַתְּפִלָּה עַד גְּמַר קַדִּישׁ"-תָּנִיא אִגֶּרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ פֶּרֶק כַּד, וְכֵן:"שִׁנָּה הַיַּהֲלוֹמָן לְשָׁעָה אֶת טִבְעוֹ וְגָזַר גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה בֵּינָם וּבֵין הַיְּהוּדִים,וְהִזְדַּהוּת זוֹ דָּבְקָה גַּם בְּבֶן שִׂיחוֹ"- ח.בְּאֵר/ אֶל מָקוֹם שֶׁהָרוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ, 124)

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