daf bit: Ketuvot 54

A mishna in Mesechet Ketuvot teaches that while the amount of a bride's ketubah is fixed by law (200 zuz for a virgin, etc), a man may nonetheless add to this amount (perhaps to entice her to accept the proposal?). The mishna teaches that, if so, this additional amount becomes mandatory; it is not an optional gift that the man (or his heirs) can withdraw. Further, Rabbi Meir ruled that a man who has relations with a woman without meeting the statutory minimum commits an act of prostitution. (54b)

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