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When does the obligation of ketubah begin — at erusin or at nissuin? The shiur explores how this fundamental question impacts the case of mesharastani nenasti, where conflicting claims arise about the wife's status. The Tosafot's position that ketubah obligations begin only at nissuin creates significant interpretive challenges for understanding our Gemara (גמרא).
The shiur examines a complex sugya in Kesubos 12b dealing with the case of mesharastani nenasti ("from when you betrothed me I was violated"). The core issue revolves around when the chiyuv ketubah (ketubah obligation) begins and how this affects various halachic scenarios. The Gemara (גמרא) presents a case where a woman claims she was violated after erusin but before nissuin. Rabbi Gamliel says she is believed (neemenes) and receives her ketubah, while the Chachamim disagree. The fundamental question is whether there exists a din ketubah la'arusa (ketubah obligation for a betrothed woman).
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Kesubos 12b
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