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Why is saying "Hareini ishech" (I am your husband) invalid for kiddushin, even though it accurately describes the result of marriage? The shiur examines the Gemara (גמרא)'s requirement that the man must express his act of acquiring the woman—not merely describe the resulting status. Rabbeinu Yerucham's approach distinguishes between accurate description and procedural sufficiency, exploring whether kiddushin operates like kinyan karka (where one becomes the owner) or kinyan metaltelin (where property enters one's domain).
This shiur analyzes Kiddushin 5b, focusing on the Gemara (גמרא)'s discussion of "yadayim she'ein morichos"—expressions that do not properly convey kiddushin. The central case is "Hareini ishech" (I am your husband), which the Gemara rules is invalid for effecting kiddushin, even with a kesef (money) component that would normally validate the transaction. The shiur presents multiple approaches to understanding why this formula fails. Rashi (רש"י)'s position is that "Hareini ishech" is fundamentally perverted—it reverses the proper relationship by suggesting the woman owns the man rather than the man acquiring the woman. Just as marriage gives a man rights (such as his wife's ability to eat terumah), saying "I am your husband" implies the woman is conferring status on the man, which inverts the Torah (תורה)'s structure of kiddushin.
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Kiddushin 5b
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Why does the Gemara present a kal v'chomer for chuppah making kiddushin based on kesef not being maichel b'terumah, only to reject it? The shiur reveals that even the rejected kal v'chomer establishes a fundamental yesod: kiddushin is a kinyan for ishus (marital relationship), not merely a kinyan in hilchos kinyanim. The second kal v'chomer—from chuppah being gomeres—raises Tosafos's famous question.
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Why does the Mishna alternate between the language of "kinyan" (acquisition) and "kiddushin" (sanctification) when describing marriage? The shiur develops a fundamental distinction: marriage has two separate aspects—a kinyan dimension (ownership) and a kedusha dimension (sanctified relationship). Either aspect can initiate the bond, and understanding this dual nature resolves multiple textual and halachic questions throughout the sugya.
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