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Why can't a woman be mekudeshes through chalipa (barter)? Rashi (רש"י) explains that chalipa functions as a true exchange, and a woman will not exchange herself even for an object worth more than a shava peruta—that's a genai. Kesef works differently: it's not exchange but ritual, and the shiur clarifies Tosafos (תוספות)'s challenge to this approach.
The shiur analyzes the Gemara (גמרא) on Kiddushin 3b concerning Rav Huna's position that chupa can be koneh (acquire) a woman for marriage through a kal v'chomer. The primary focus shifts to understanding Rashi (רש"י)'s approach to why chalipa (barter/exchange) is rejected as a valid form of kiddushin, despite the Gemara's initial havamina that it should work. Rashi's position is that chalipa is fundamentally a form of exchange (barter), similar to kesef, but with a critical distinction. When the Gemara rejects using chalipa for kiddushin with "lamutei mai—lamutei chalipa," Rashi explains that even though the object used might be worth more than a shava peruta, if it must be returned (less than shava peruta in actual benefit), it constitutes a "genai" (degradation) for the woman. The shiur wrestles with understanding what exactly this genai means.
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Kiddushin 3b
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