Mar 26, 2015 08:39
Today's daf teaches some laws about a husband's obligations that apply even if
he did not write them in the ketubah for his wife: their sons inherit
the amount of her ketubah in addition to their other inheritance; he must
maintain their daughters in his house until they are married; and should
he die first, his wife may stay in his house and be maintained out of his
estate for as long as she remains a widow. (I take it that this means
that, should she remarry, this arrangement ends -- which makes sense.)
That is all in the mishna; in the g'mara we learn that he is required to
provide a dowry for his daughters so that men will be anxious to woo them.
How much? Up to a tenth of his wealth. (52b)
(I don't know what the "up to" depends on or if there's a minimum.)
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