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Why does the Rambam (רמב"ם) require yichud for chuppah when the Gemara (גמרא) discusses chuppah without yichud (moser av l'shluchei ha'baal)? The shiur develops a fundamental distinction between two types of chuppah: kinyan (acquisition) and relationship (ishto k'gufo). The Rambam's regular chuppah creates ishto gemurah through relationship, while chuppah without yichud creates only kinyan-based marriage.
The shiur addresses two fundamental questions about the laws of chuppah and nissuin. The first kasha comes from the Nesivos: the Rambam (רמב"ם) requires yichud for chuppah, yet the Gemara (גמרא) discusses cases of moser av l'shluchei ha'baal (the father delivering the bride to the groom's agents) where there is chuppah without yichud, since she remains arusah and cannot seclude herself with the husband's agents. The second kasha involves an apparent contradiction in the Ran's approach. In our sugya, the Ran says that even according to the Rambam, chuppah without a kesubah works bediavad since violating this requirement is only an issur derabbanan. However, in Kiddushin, the Ran explains that biah can serve as chuppah after erusin specifically because there's no issur when done l'shem nissuin - not because issur derabbanan works bediavad.
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