BSD In memory of Sultana bat Eliyahu Two things have to happen for a Jewish marriage to take place: 1) Kiddushin (mistakenly translated as "betrothal") in which the woman receives either money or a Kiddushin document (attention: this is not a ketubah!) 2) Chuppah, in which the couple stand under one canopy or enter [...]
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 537). Watering grass; stains on table cloths; Oneg Shabbos (and wearing makeup) versus going to the mikveh; Having a Gentile turn off a device to save money; Being lenient about Kashrus due to guests or oneg Shabbos; investing in [...]
BSD Marriage through B'ia (intimate relations). How do we know that b'ia is a valid option for marrying a woman? And what is the halachic definition of b'ia?
BSD Jewish marriage through a document. Giving a woman a marriage document (with all its conditions) is one possible way of marrying her. Why isn't it an accepted way of Kiddushin nowadays?; Mazal Tov! In this shiur we finally meet the concept of Tenaim- the prenuptial agreements made between the man and the woman.
BSD Weird and wonderful reactions to marriage proposals (from the Talmud). He asks her to marry him, giving her money, but she throws the money to the fire or to the ocean. Or she throws it to a dog. How do we interpret that behavior halachically? And what happens if she tells him to [...]
BSD Kiddushin in installments. Can Kiddushin money be paid in more than one payment? If yes, at what point is the woman mekudeshes? Also, if a man gave a woman a collateral as a security for his upcoming Kiddushin money, is she already mekudeshs?
BSD The Jewish wedding ring should be a simple one, with no gems embedded in it. During the wedding ceremony the face of the bride is (partially) covered. In this shiur you will learn the real reason for both these customs.
BSD The totality of marriage. If a man is mekadesh "half a woman", (i.e. allows room for other Kiddushin to apply to her later), these Kiddushin don't apply at all. They are, by definition, a non- Kiddushin, as the mere essence of Kiddushin is full loyalty. Even if later on he was mekadesh her [...]
BSD Triangle Kiddushin. May a woman become mekudeshes without receiving money? Can a man be mekadesh without giving money? This is only possible if there is a third party in the Kiddushin act (not in the actual marriage!!). I.e. a woman may ask a man to give the money to a third party instead [...]
BSD Topics: 1) The prohibition of selling an Eved to an idol worshiper. Even in the past, when people would own Canaanite slaves, it was forbidden to sell them to idol worshippers, in order to avoid bad influence from the idol worshiper towards the Canaanite slave. If one sold his slave to a idol [...]