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Can a woman use safek safeka to claim her kesuba when her husband claims pesach (פסח) pasuach? The Gemara (גמרא) questions whether his credibility depends on expertise in pesach pasuach versus chezkas mamon. Tosfos analyzes when safek safeka can extract money despite the principle that mamon ein hochan achar rov.
This shiur examines a complex sugya in Kesubos 9b regarding a husband's claim of pesach (פסח) pasuach (finding his wife was not a virgin) and whether she can still collect her kesuba. The Gemara (גמרא) discusses the practical concern that if they marry on Thursday, by the time they reach beis din, his anger may have cooled and he might be willing to pay the kesuba even if his claim is false. The central machloikes revolves around whether we believe the husband's claim. If he claims pesach pasuach with certainty (ta'anas vadai), she would be forbidden to him, creating an issur concern. However, if it's merely a doubtful claim (shema eino baki), we must weigh his credibility against her chazaka.
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Kesubos 9b
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