daf bit: Kiddushin 48
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cellioWhen a man betroths a woman he must give her something of (at least small)
value. Today we use a ring, but it could be anything so long as its value
can be ascertained. The mishna teaches: if a man says to a woman
"be thou betrothed to me with this wine" and it's found to be honey
or "with honey" and it's found to be wine; or "with this gold dinar" and
it's found to be silver or "with this silver dinar" and it's found to be
gold; or "on condition that I am rich" and he's found to be poor or
"on condition that I am poor" and he's found to be rich -- in all these
cases, she is not betrothed. R' Shimon says: if he deceived her to her
advantage (for example in the case where the silver coin turns out to be
gold), then she is betrothed. (48b)
I don't understand conditional betrothals. As far as I can tell this isn't about some future state (if I am wealthy when it's time to get married); betrothal takes effect, or doesn't, immediately, so the state of the condition must be known, right?
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Date: 2016-05-04 03:13 am (UTC)