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Babylonian Marriage Market by Edwin Long, 1875, Royal Holloway College, London

Yevamot 37: Mutah, Temporary Marriages

jyungar April 13, 2022

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"Married Jewish male seeks company of Jewish single female for purposes of short-term marriage."

According to a report that appears in our daf, the equivalent of the above personal ad was published by, Rav and Rav Nahman, in the course of their travels.
The former, when journeying to Dardashir, and the latter when going to Shekhansib, would announce: "Who will be my wife for the day?”

In order to arrange for temporary marriages that would be in force only for the duration of their sojourns.

We explore the notion of temporary marriage in halacha and the Mutah in Islamic law.

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