Kiddushin, Daf Ayin Vav, Part 1 Introduction Before marrying, men were supposed to make background checks of their potential wives to uncover any potential flaws in their lineage. Our mishnah teaches that there are eight mothers whom he must check; if these...
Kiddushin, Daf Ayin Heh, Part 6 Introduction In yesterday s section, we learned that R. Elazar holds like R. Akiva, that if a non-Jewish man has a child with a Jewish woman, the child is a mamzer. Today s section questions whether this is true. ...
Kiddushin, Daf Ayin Heh, Part 5 Introduction This sugya is about Samaritans. There has been much written about the origins and the development of this group. This is not the place for a comprehensive survey of the issue. To the rabbis, Samaritans were sort-of...
Kiddushin, Daf Ayin Heh, Part 4 Introduction Our sugya discusses who the halakhah follows in the mishnah. For ease of reference, here is the mishnah again: 1) All who are forbidden to enter into the assembly may intermarry with each other. 2) Rabbi Judah...
