Kiddushin, Daf Het, Part 4 Introduction Today s sugya is about betrothing with a pledge, an item given to be reclaimed when money is paid. אמר רבא אמר רב נחמן...
Kiddushin, Daf Het, Part 3 Introduction Today’s section discusses cases where the man tells the woman he is betrothing her with a large sum but then gives her only part thereof. Is the kiddushin valid and he just owes her the money? Or is the kiddushin not...
Kiddushin, Daf Het, Part 2 Introduction In today s sugya R. Joseph again tries to bring proof that goods used for betrothal need to have definite value. If he uses silk, for instance, it must be evaluated prior to the act of betrothal. But again, the Talmud...
Kiddushin, Daf Het, Part 1 Introduction At the end of last week s daf R. Joseph said that when a woman is betrothed with the equivalent of money, i.e. goods, the goods must have a clearly defined value. In our sugya, R. Joseph offers a source for this ruling....
Kiddushin, Daf Zayin, Part 6 Introduction Today s sugya contains a story and a dispute among rabbis concerning the issue of betrothing with items of indeterminate worth. ההוא גברא...