Kiddushin, Daf Vav, Part 6 Introduction Abaye discusses here betrothing through a loan. What this means is forgiving her from repaying a loan he previously gave her. After this the Talmud continues to discuss variations of giving the woman money. ...
Kiddushin, Daf Vav, Part 4 Introduction There are some similarities between divorce and slave manumission (even if, as I have insisted many times, and as this passage says twice, wives are not owned by their husbands). In both cases a man gives a person who...
Kiddushin, Daf Vav, Part 3 Introduction Today s sugya goes back to discussing betrothal or divorce without an explicit statement. גופא היה מדבר עם האשה...
Kiddushin, Daf Vav, Part 2 Introduction Today s sugya is based on a word from Leviticus 19:20, If a man has carnal relations with a woman who is a slave and has been designated for another man. The word for designate is נחרפת. Can...