Kiddushin 56

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May 062016
 

Study Guide Kiddushin 56

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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Kiddushin 55

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May 052016
 

The gemara quotes a mishna in Shekalim: a random animal found near Jerusalem is suspected to have been designated for a sacrifice and then ran away. Therefore one who finds it must bring it as a sacrifice – if the animal is male, a burnt offering and if female, a peace offering.  Rabbi Oshaya has trouble understanding the mishna as the male could also have been a peace offering.  Therefore he assumes that the mishna is referring to a case where the owner wants to redeem the animal.  The gemara concludes that according to this, in order to redeem, one must bring money for a burnt offering, a peace offering and a thanksgiving offering (including bringing 40 loaves of bread that are brought with a thanksgiving offering).  The gemara then shows that this fits in with Rabbi Meir’s statement that if one purposely used hekdesh for his own means, he could turn it into chulin.  A discussion is held about how one can do that with an animal whose body is sanctified.  Rabbi Yochanan is troubled by the problem of how can we tell someone to sin (use the animal for regular use) in order to fix something (the lost animal that was probably designated as a sacrifice).  He therefore says one must wait until the animal becomes blemished.

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Kiddushin 54

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May 042016
 

Study Guide Kiddushin 54

Two interpretations of Rabbi Meir’s opinion about a sale/betrothal performed with hekdesh money inadvertently – is it considered meila or not?  There opinions are analyzed and questions raised against them.  The gemara then determines the halacha for betrothal performed using maaser sheni and hekdesh – the former like Rabbi Meir and the latter like Rabbi Yehuda.

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Kiddushin 53

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May 032016
 

Study Guide Kiddushin 53

There are differences of opinion regarding marrying a woman with kodshai kodshim, kodshai kalim, maaser sheni, and hekdesh between Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda.  Some think that Rabbi Yehuda eventually agreed with Rabbi Meir about the kodshai kodshim and kodshai kalim.  That possibility is then proven by the gemara.  The differences between Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda maaser sheni and hekdesh are analyzed and explained.

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Kiddushin 52

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May 022016
 

Abaye and Rava have a disagreement about whether betrothal that cannot be consummated is considered a valid betrothal (meaning that a divorce would or would not be necessary).  Proofs are brought to disprove Rava – some are rejected but in the end Rava is disproven and the gemara notes that this is one of the 6 arguments between Rava and Abaye where we hold like Abaye.  Rav derives 4 halachot from the case in the mishna regarding betrothal.  1. One can betroth with shemita friuts. 2. One cannot betroth with stolen property even stolen from the woman herself.  3. A woman can be a messenger in the betrothal of her husband to someone else.  4. The issue above that Rava and Abaye disagree about.  Some cases are brought where a man betrothed a woman using stolen property or property of someone else in the case where he was a sharecropper and used crops that would ultimately be his.  The mishna discusses betrothal using sacrificial items, hekdesh and maaser sheni.  Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda disagree about the halacha in these cases.

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