Ketubot 40: Putting a Price on Humiliation

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Ketubot 40: Putting a Price on Humiliation

08.15.2022 | י״ח באב תשפ״ב

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3 mishnayot: 1. An orphan who is betrothed and then gets divorced – and is then raped, what penalty does the rapist get? [Who’s Who: R. Elazar ben Shamua] Also, defining “boshet”/humiliation. And how to determine the paymenyin compensation for having caused boshet. Plus, the fixed sum as established in the Torah. Also, a father who can sell his minor daughter… and why he can’t receive any penalty in the event of her rape.

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