Kiddushin II

Catalog description

This course in Advanced Talmud will explore the three methods of kiddushin - kessef, shtar, and biah, as well as each methods relationship to the world of kinyanim, legal methods of acquisition, more generally. The conceptual and halakhic similarities and discrepancies will help inform whether the three methods of kiddushin are cut from one cloth or are fundamentally dissimilar to one another. The nature of each method will additionally be compared to other legal mechanisms for acquiring different types of property which will offer a window into halakhas conceptualization of Jewish marriage.