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What is the relationship between sheva brachos and the issur of kala b'lo bracha? The shiur analyzes how Rashi (רש"י) understands that the bracha removes the issur yichud on an arusa, while the Rambam (רמב"ם) holds that even after brachos she remains an arusa with all associated restrictions until chuppah.
The shiur continues analyzing Kesubos 8a, focusing on the Gemara (גמרא)'s discussion of birchas chasan and the halachic mechanics of wedding blessings. Rabbi Zweig begins by examining a kasya about why the pasuk needs to tell us that even an ubar (fetus) said shira at Krias Yam Suf, developing that this indicates the experience was on the level of nevuah rather than just physical perception. The primary focus shifts to understanding the Gemara's statement 'm'vorchin birchas chasan b'veis chasan' and the complex issues surrounding when these brachos are recited. A major analysis centers on Rashi (רש"י)'s position versus the Rambam (רמב"ם)'s understanding of what the bracha accomplishes. According to Rashi, the bracha of birchas chasan removes the issur yichud that applies to an arusa - specifically, the din of 'kala b'lo bracha asur la'baal k'niddah.' Rashi explains that an arusa has an issur yichud, and only two things can remove this: chuppah and bracha.
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Kesubos 8a
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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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