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    Chapter 2 · Servitude and release

    The Hebrew maidservant and designation

    Lesson 8 of 58 20 min

    Study the hebrew maidservant and designation and trace the argument.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Identify the conflict between the lists
    • 02Trace Rav Sheshet’s answer
    • 03State the passage’s conclusion and its limits
    01

    Source and decoding

    Kiddushin 18a
    אמר מר: יש בעברי שאין בעבריה. ורמינהי: יתירה עליו אמה העבריה, שקונה עצמה בסימנין! אמר רב ששת: כגון שיעדה. יעדה, פשיטא! גיטא בעיא! מהו דתימא לא (ליבטלה) [ליבטלן] הילכתא מינה, קא משמע לן. אי הכי, אמאי יוצאה בסימנין? הכי קאמר: אם לא יעדה, יוצאה אף בסימנין.

    Release upon signs of maturity applies to a maidservant who has not undergone designation.

    1. 1Identify the conflict between the lists
    2. 2Trace Rav Sheshet’s answer
    3. 3Distinguish service from kiddushin through designation
    Kushya

    If designation has occurred, why mention signs of maturity rather than a get?

    Terutz

    The Gemara explains that release through signs applies if he has not designated her.

    Insight

    Dapim 19-20 examine the conditions for designation and redemption. Mark when legal status changes.

    Practice

    Build a table: source, action, and result. Distinguish service from kiddushin through designation

    Lesson wrap-up

    Release upon signs of maturity applies to a maidservant who has not undergone designation.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 2

    When do signs of maturity release her here?

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