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This tanna creates a bizarre situation in which the woman is left naked but wearing shoes, as the husband must give his wife shoes 3 times a year but new clothing only once a year. Abaye said to him: The tanna is standing, i.e., speaking of, a mountainous region, in which she cannot do without 3 p
§ The Mishnah teaches: And he must give her clothes with a value of 50 dinars. Abaye said: This is referring to 50 simple [peshitei] dinars, used as the money of the state, which are worth only 1/8th of Tyrian dinars. From where did Abaye derive this? From the fact that it teaches: In what case is
§ The Mishnah further states: And he may not give her new clothes in the summer, nor worn garments in the winter, and the leftover, worn clothes belong to her. A baraita states: Leftover sustenance belongs to the husband, whereas leftover, worn clothes belong to the wife. The Talmud asks: With reg
Abaye said: We have a tradition that the leftover, worn clothes of a widow belong to the husband’s heirs. The reason is that it is only in that case there, concerning a woman whose husband is alive, that the reasoning so that she does not become repulsive to her husband can be applied. Whereas her
§ The Mishnah teaches that he gives her a silver ma’a, and she eats with him from one Shabbat evening to the next. The Talmud asks: What is the meaning of the phrase: She eats, in this context? Rav Naḥman said: It means literally that she eats with him once a week. Rav Ashi said: This is referri