Kiddushin 61

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May 112016
 

Another case is brought similar to the previous mishna – if a man betroths a woman claiming he own a piece of land a particular size or in a particular place.  The gemara discusses how we determine the measurement – if it includes rocks and clefts or not.  The next mishna raises a basic argument between Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Chanina ben Gamliel regarding a condition – whether a tnai kaful is needed – does one need to state both sides of the condition – if x, then y and if not x then z?  Or is it enough to state if x and one can infer what will happen if it’s not fulfilled.

 

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Kiddushin 60

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May 102016
 

Study Guide Kiddushin 60

If one betroths a woman and says from today and after 30 days, what was his intent?  3 different opinions are brought and comparisons are made to the parallel situation in a divorce.  If one conditions the betrothal on his giving her money, the betrothal takes affect as long as he gives her the money.  There is a debate among Rav Huna and Rav Yehuda about whether the betrothal takes effect immediately (assuming the money is given down the road) or only when the money is actually given.  Again, a comparison is made to a parallel case with a divorce.

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Kiddushin 59

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May 092016
 

Study Guide Kiddushin 59

One asks a friend to betroth a woman and the friend betroths the woman for himself.  Even though he acted inappropriately, the betrothal is valid.  If one betroths a woman upon condition that the betrothal will be valid in 30 days and before that period elapses, someone else betroths her, the betrothal is valid.  The gemara discusses whether or not the woman can change her mind within the 30 day period.  It is the basis for a debate between Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish about whether one’s word can be cancelled by a new statement or if one already said something, it can’t be cancelled by just speech.  Two versions of Reish Lakish are brought – in one version he thinks words can cancel words but not words with a prartial (even though incomplete) act.  In the other, he thinks that words cannot cancel words.

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Kiddushin 58

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May 082016
 

There are two potential sources for learning that deriving benefit from non sacrificial animals slaughtered in the azara is forbidden.  An opinion of Rabbi Shimon that disagrees with our mishna states that one can marry a woman with money that was used to acquire this animal.  A contradiction is raised against his opinion and resolved.  How do we derive that if one were to sell any items that is forbidden to derive benefit from, the marriage would be valid?  The next mishna relates to the issue of tovat hanaa?  What is that and is it considered to have monetary value or not?  How each opinion fits in with our mishna is discussed.  The amoraim debate the issue and the gemara then tries to prove that it is also a tannaitic debate.  However that opinion is rejected and various ways to understand that tannaitic debate are considered.

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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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Kiddushin 37

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Apr 172016
 

Which mitzvot are only to be done in Israel and which ones also outside of Israel?  Since there are many mitzvot in the Torah that say “when you come into the land” and yet some of them are not dependent on whether or not one is living in Israel, there are varying opinions on how to understand these verses and what was the determining factor for the categorization.  As in the previous pages, the halacha and categorizations were known to the rabbis – what is happening on these pages is the rabbis attempt to correlate between the halacha and the verses in the Torah.

Study Guide Kiddushin 37

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