Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 2, 3 When a priest’s obligation to sustain his wife kicks in – whether before or after their actual marriage – may he give he only teruma (consecrated food?) How does the sustenance obligation of …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1, 2 A complex chain of transmission regarding a disagreement between Rabbi Yosei and Rabbi Yehuda leads Rav Pappa to say that we should never jump to the conclusion that the transmission was wrong in …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 A woman does not acquire the full rights to her marriage contract upon betrothal, but rather only when fully married. What if she reaches the wedding canopy, but her husband dies before they consummate …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 Is there a ceiling to the amount of money a husband may commit to pay upon divorce or his death in the marriage contract? May the bride waive part of the price so it …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 8 The difficult incident of a marriage contract negotiation in which a witnessing Sage’s silence was mi sunderstood. Other incidents in which a widow or a daughter sought sustenance from the heirs of their husband’s …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 7, 8 Some husbands are not obligated to redeem their wives from captivity – why? The vast majority are obligated. Is there a limit on how much he can or must spend to ransom their …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 6, 7 How does the law of marriage contracts intersect with the law of property liens? A husband and wife may not agree to an amount less than the minimum for her marriage settlement, nor …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 6 Having learned some practical laws and incidents from that occurred in Usha, we learn a few more. One should not give away more than 20% of his property to charity lest he later become …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 5, 6 Using the law of altgernative death penalty for young woman’s adultery vs. a grown woman’s adultery, we learn something about the transfer of authority from a daughter’s father to her new husband. Legally, …