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Gittin 48: בְּעִידִּית or בְּזִיבּוּרִית

jyungar July 3, 2023

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The fifth perek of Massekhet Gittin – perek ha-nizakin – begins on our daf. There are no discussions of divorce law in this perek;

it is a continuation of the previous perek which dealt with cases of rabbinic enactments established mipnei tikkun ha-olam.

The first Mishnah states: The court appraises land of superior quality [iddit] for payment to injured parties. And a creditor collects his debt from the debtor’s intermediate-quality land.

And payment of a woman’s marriage contract is collected from her husband’s inferior-quality land.

Rabbi Meir says: Payment of a woman’s marriage contract is also collected from intermediate-quality land.

The Gemora asks: Is this halachah (that we collect from the damager’s superior quality land) only an ordinance to benefit the public?

It is a Biblical law, as it is written: The best of his field and the best of his vineyard he shall pay!?

We explore the Talmud’s Economic Behavior, and the Study of Behavioral Economics.

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