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    Chapter 1 · Ways of kiddushin

    Money and the peruta - threshold and value

    Lesson 6 of 58 20 min

    Study money and the peruta - threshold and value and trace the argument.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Compare a dinar with a peruta
    • 02Identify money’s worth
    • 03State the passage’s conclusion and its limits
    01

    Source and decoding

    Kiddushin 2a
    בכסף: בית שמאי אומרים בדינר ובשוה דינר, ובית הלל אומרים: בפרוטה ובשוה פרוטה. וכמה היא פרוטה – אחד משמנה באיסר האיטלקי.

    Beit Shammai require a dinar; Beit Hillel accept a peruta or its equivalent.

    1. 1Compare a dinar with a peruta
    2. 2Identify money’s worth
    3. 3Connect the Mishnah to the explanations of thresholds on dapim 11-12
    Kushya

    Why do Beit Shammai require a dinar?

    Terutz

    Daf 11 offers several explanations, including a woman’s expectations and the currency used in Torah law. There is no single proposed answer.

    Insight

    Dapim 12-14 examine uncertain value, release by get and death, and yevamah procedures. Return to the distinction between entry and release.

    Practice

    Build a table: source, action, and result. Connect the Mishnah to the explanations of thresholds on dapim 11-12

    Lesson wrap-up

    Beit Shammai require a dinar; Beit Hillel accept a peruta or its equivalent.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 2

    What threshold do Beit Hillel give?