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Why does the father receive kesef kiddushin for his daughter? The shiur explores the Gemara (גמרא)'s derivation from the case of an amah ivriyah and two major questions from Rabbi Akiva Eiger: why can't we learn the din from hafarat nedarim, and how does the hekesh between yetzi'ah and biah create a gezeirah shavah that would bypass the need for a separate pasuk for selling a daughter?
This shiur analyzes Kiddushin 3b, focusing on the Gemara (גמרא)'s discussion of why a father receives the kesef kiddushin when his daughter (either ketanah or na'arah) is betrothed. The Gemara derives this from the case of an amah ivriyah: "Ein kesef la'adon zeh, yesh kesef la'adon acher" - if there's no payment to this master (when she reaches na'arut and goes free), there is payment to another master (the father when she gets married). This teaches that the father functions as an "adon" (owner) who receives payment when his daughter's status changes through kiddushin. Rabbi Zweig develops the Rambam (רמב"ם)'s formulation that the father has rights because "reshuso b'yado" - her reshut (ability to determine whom to marry) is in his hands. Rashi (רש"י) translates "reshusah" as her ability to marry whom she chooses. The Rambam means that the decision of whom she should marry rests with the father. This provides the basis for understanding why the Gemara initially suggests learning this din from hafarat nedarim.
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Kiddushin 3b
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