May 062016
Different contradictory sources relating to Rabbi Yehuda’s opinion that a man who betroths a woman and knowingly uses maaser sheni is valid. In the end the contradictions are resolved by assuming that the woman is knowledgeable in the halacha and will use the maaser money properly as opposed to a seller (in the other cases) who won’t necessarily sue the maaser money properly. Anything that is forbidden to benefit from can’t be used to betroth a woman. The mishna lists all those items and the gemara outlines the sources for the prohibition for deriving benefit from each item.
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