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The first perek of Massekhet Kiddushin focuses on “acquisitions” – beginning with “acquiring” a wife and continuing with discussion of other types of purchases. This stems from the fact that according to Jewish law, marriage is a type of kinyan, involving an act of acquisition. The Mishna teaches that a wife is “acquired” by her husband by means of three methods (the Talmud Yerushalmi makes clear that the intention is one of three methods.
We explore the talmudic view of marriage as an act of acquisition.