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Why would one need sheva brachos when being mekadesh a woman through biya, which seems like the most legitimate case? The shiur analyzes three approaches: Rashi (רש"י) holds both chuppah and bracha are needed to permit biya, the Rambam (רמב"ם) views bracha as part of the chuppah itself, while Tosafos (תוספות) distinguishes between biya l'shem chuppah (permitted without bracha) and subsequent intimate relations (requiring bracha).
This shiur examines Kesubos 7b's discussion of birchas chasanim (wedding blessings) in Yehuda, focusing on a fundamental question: if someone lives with a woman l'shem chuppah (for the purpose of marriage), why would Tosafos (תוספות) say no bracha is needed, when this seems like the most legitimate case requiring blessings? The analysis reveals three distinct approaches among the Rishonim. Rashi (רש"י)'s position is that the issur (prohibition) applies to yichud itself with an unmarried woman, and kala belo bracha means one needs two things to permit biya: chuppah and bracha. According to Rashi, both are necessary matirim (permitting factors) - the chuppah and the bracha together permit even the first biya.
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Kesubos 7b
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