Kiddushin, Daf Daled, Part 3

Kiddushin, Daf Daled, Part 3   Introduction Earlier we read a derashah that discusses when a young girl sold into slavery goes free. This sugya discusses that derashah.   גופא ויצאה חנם...

Kiddushin, Daf Daled, Part 2

Kiddushin, Daf Daled, Part 2   Introduction The Talmud has now brought in derashot showing that a na arah s betrothal money and her handiwork all go to her father. The Talmud asks why we could not have learned one of these laws from the other. Again, the...

Kiddushin, Daf Daled, Part 1

Kiddushin, Daf Daled, Part 1   Introduction In yesterday s section, Exodus 21:11 was used as the basis for kiddushin being performed with money. Today s section notes that this verse was used for another purpose. This is a consistent question asked by the stam...

Kiddushin, Daf Gimmel, Part 6

Kiddushin, Daf Gimmel, Part 6   Introduction Yesterday s section concluded by positing that the biblical source for the idea that a father receives the betrothal money of his na arah (between 12 and 12.5) daughter is the verse in Numbers 30 according to which all...

Kiddushin, Daf Gimmel, Part 5

Kiddushin, Daf Gimmel, Part 5   Introduction Today’s section begins to interpret the mishnah—from where is it derived that a woman is betrothed through money. However, this passage is not really from Kiddushin. It was originally composed in connection with a ...