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Can chuppah be performed when the bride is a niddah? The Ran argues that even though yichud is normally forbidden with a niddah, bedieved the chuppah works because the Rambam (רמב"ם) holds chuppah equals yichud. This creates tension with other Rishonim who seem to say kinyan through forbidden relations doesn't work.
This shiur analyzes a complex sugya in Kesubos 2a regarding whether chuppah can be performed when the bride is a niddah. The Gemara (גמרא) states that if the bride became a niddah before consummation, the husband doesn't have to provide her with mezonos since he cannot marry her due to the prohibition. The Ran explains that according to the Rambam (רמב"ם), chuppah is defined as yichud - bringing the wife into the husband's domain and being secluded with her. Since there's normally an issur yichud before the first relations between a couple, this creates a problem when the bride is a niddah. However, the Ran argues that bedieved (after the fact), if they went through with the chuppah despite the niddah status, it works and creates a valid marriage.
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Kesubos 2a
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