daf bit: Kiddushin 14

[cellio]

The mishna teaches: a Hebrew slave is acquired by money or by deed (I think this means by court sentence), and acquires himself (his freedom) by serving six years, by the occurrence of the Yovel (Jubilee) year, or by paying his pro-rated debt. It's easier for a Hebrew maidservant; she acquires herself by showing signs of puberty. (14b)

I had not previously known that women, as opposed to girls, could not be slaves (to Jews). Of course, that could be clarified somewhere in the g'mara that I'm not seeing here; there's a lot of g'mara...

(Today's daf is actually 15, but it's in the middle of an argument depending heavily on precise terminology, and I didn't think I could do it justice for the morning minyan.)

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Re: maidservants

[cellio]

Thanks! I didn't know all that.