Rabbeinu Tam Stops a Wedding in Provence
A man in Provence was about to marry his father-in-law's ex-wife, with the meal already prepared. Rabbeinu Tam ruled, despite the loss, that the wedding could not go ahead.
Tosfos relates a story about a man in Provence, France, who was set to marry his father-in-law’s ex-wife. The entire wedding meal was already prepared. Yet, Rabbeinu Tam ruled that the wedding ceremony could not go forward even in the face of such a significant loss. Rabbeinu Tam ruled that we must follow the Yerushalmi on this matter.