Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 4

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 4   Introduction Today s section begins to explicate the mishnah.   גמ׳ עשרה יוחסים עלו מבבל...

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 3

  Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 3   Introduction This mishnah introduces a concept that was very important in marital law in the mishnaic/talmudic times and continued to be a prominent factor in the choice of spouse throughout Jewish history: genealogical...

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 2

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 2   Introduction R. Eliezer rules that the child of a slave and a mamzer is a slave mamzer. When freed, the child remains a mamzer. Our sugya explains his reasoning.   רבי...

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 1

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 1   Introduction This mishnah is a continuation of the last one about lineage.   מתני׳ ר’ טרפון אומר...

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Het, Part 6

Kiddushin, Daf Samekh Het, Part 6   Introduction The verse about the captive woman was sufficient to teach that kiddushin are invalid with a non-Jewish woman. But we still need a source that her children have her status they are not Jews.  ...