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The mishna teaches: And if he betrothed a woman with consecrated property belonging to the Temple treasury, if he does so intentionally, he has betrothed her, and if he does so unwittingly, he has not betrothed her; this is the statement of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yehuda says the opposite: If he did so unwittingly, he has betrothed her, but if he does so intentionally, he has not betrothed her.
According to the Mishna (52b) a portion from an animal that was brought as a sacrifice in the Temple cannot be used as kesef kiddushin. This is true for both kodashei kodashim – sacrifices like a sin-offering where the meat is given to the kohanim – as well as for kodashim kalim – sacrifices like a korban shelamim, where the meat is divided between the kohanim and the owner of the sacrifice.
We review the THE LEGAL CHARACTER OF JEWISH MARRIAGE in the works of SAMUEL HOLDHEIM and Zecharia Fraenkel’s response from the more conservative position.