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the son-in-law pledges according to the amount of the dowry that the bride brings, he pledges 1/5th less in the marriage contract, which is the actual value of the property.
Talmud: The Talmud cites a baraita to expand upon the Mishnah’s statement that the father is not required to give the second son-in-law the gift that he promised the first son-in-law, as follows. A baraita states: Needless to say, this ruling applies when the first is a Torah scholar and the secon
The Mishnah discusses the relationship between the value of the dowry the bride brings in and the amount of money the groom records in the marriage contract, and various examples are illustrated, e.g., if the woman pledged to bring him 1,000 dinars. The Talmud asks: These latter examples in the Mish
Mishnah: If she pledged to bring him money and not articles to serve as a dowry, her sela, i.e., 4 dinars, becomes 6 dinars with respect to the husband’s obligation in the marriage contract. This follows the standard outlined in the previous Mishnah: The groom increases his obligation by one half
Talmud: Concerning the first clause, that her sela becomes 6 dinars, the Talmud asks: This is identical to that which was taught in the previous Mishnah, that if she brings 1,000 dinars in her dowry, he pledges against them 1,500 dinars. Why does the Mishnah cite another example to demonstrate the