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The Judge Admon states a dissenting opinion to that of the Rabbis in seven cases.
The mishna elaborates: With regard to one who died and left behind both sons and daughters, when the estate is large the sons inherit the property, and the daughters are provided with sustenance from it.
The son objects "Because I am a male will I lose out?!!!”
the Gemara asks: What is he saying? What is the significance of the fact that one is male?
Abaye said that this is what he is saying: Because I am a male and, unlike women, I am fit to engage in Torah study, should I lose out?
We explore the religious perspective of the role of judges in Talmudic law (Prof Yuval Sina) and the sugya of inheritance (with the help of Prof Judith Hauptman)
ending with a delicious look at some old ketubot housed in the national Library in Jerusalem.