Ishut Chapters 10-11

Question 1

What’s the din for someone who is “ba al arusato be’beyt chamav”?

Answer 1

Mardut

Ishut 10:1

Question 2

How does Rambam define kenisah le’chuppa?

3 parts

Answer 2

1. Brings her into his house
2. Yichud
3. Yafrishena lo (i.e. from now on they will live together as man and wife)

Ishut 10:1

Question 3

What’s an alternative way of doing nissuin (apart from “chuppa”)?

Answer 3

Biah leshem nissuin

Ishut 10:1

Question 4

What’s her status after chupa but before biah?

Answer 4

Nesuah

Ishut 10:2

Question 5

What’s her status if she is not re’uyah le’be’ilah at the chuppa (e.g. niddah)?

Answer 5

Arusah

Ishut 10:2

Question 6

When is birchat chatanim said, according to the Rambam?

Answer 6

In the house of the chatan, before the nissuin

Ishut 10:3

Question 7

What are the 6 brachot?

Answer 7

1. She’hakol bara lichvodo
2. Yotzer ha’adam
3. Asher yatzar et ha’adam
4. Soss tassis
5. Sameach tesamach
6. Asher bara

Ishut 10:3

Question 8

How does the 6 brachot become 7?

Answer 8

He arranges it all over a cup of wine

Ishut 10:4

Question 9

How does 7 become 8 brachot?

Answer 9

Some places have the minhag to make a bracha on a hadass (after the wine)

Ishut 10:4

Question 10

Is the chatan included in the 10 people for birchat chatanim?

Answer 10

Yes

Ishut 10:5

Question 11

If an arusah has had the birchat chatanim (but no yichud) what’s her status?

Answer 11

Arusah

Ishut 10:6

Question 12

If a woman has had the chupa but no birchat chatanim, what’s her status?

Answer 12

Nesuah

Ishut 10:6

Question 13

Can one say the birchat chatanim after the wedding?

Answer 13

Yes, even after many days

Ishut 10:6

Question 14

Can one do nissuin and birchat chatanim for a niddah?

Answer 14

Should wait until she’s purified

Ishut 10:6

Question 15

When should the ketubah be written?

Answer 15

Before the chuppa

Ishut 10:7

Question 16

Who pays the scribe for the ketubah?

Answer 16

The chatan

Ishut 10:7

Question 17

What’s the reason for the ketubah?

Answer 17

Takanat chachamim, so that she should not be easy in his eyes to remove

Ishut 10:7

Question 18

How much is the ketubah?

3 parts

Answer 18

• Betulah: no less than 200 dinnar
• Be’ulah: no less than 100 dinnar
• He can add even a kikar zahav

Ishut 10:7

Question 19

Define the dinnar coin (for the ketubah)

Answer 19

7/8 copper and 1/8 silver

Ishut 10:8

Question 20

What’s another name for a dinnar?

Answer 20

Zuz

Ishut 10:8

Question 21

How many barleycorns in a dinnar?

Answer 21

96 barleycorns

Ishut 10:8

Question 22

If he did not write a ketubah for his wife it is ____ _____

Answer 22

Be’ilat znut

Ishut 10:9

Question 23

What workarounds are possible if he did not write for her the ketubah?

Mention two ideas

Answer 23

1. Eidim + kinyan
2. Gives her metaltelin with value of ketutbah

Ishut 10:9

Question 24

What happens if he didn’t write a ketubah, or if she lost it? Does he need to write a new one?

Answer 24

He must write the ikkar ketubah again; cannot keep his wife even “sha’ah achat” without it

Ishut 10:10

Question 25

If she sells her ketubah to someone else, is the husband allowed to keep her?

Answer 25

Yes! B/c he still has to pay her the ketubah if he divorces her

Ishut 10:10

Question 26

If he wrote the ketubah, but no chuppa yet, what’s her status?

Answer 26

Arusah

Ishut 10:11

Question 27

In case of divorce or he dies during eirusin, does she get the ketubah?

Answer 27

• If he wrote it - she gets ikkar, no tosefet
• If he didn’t write - she gets nothing

Ishut 10:11