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And neither does a woman take these portions, i.e., any enhancement of the value of the property or the property due the husband, from her husband’s property for payment of her marriage contract upon her divorce or her husband’s death; nor do the daughters take this share of the property for their s
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that the firstborn son does not receive a double portion when inheriting the property of his mother. The Talmud asks: What is the reason? The Talmud explains that the verse states: “The law of primogeniture is his” (Deuteronomy 21:17); this is understood to mean that th
The Mishnah teaches further: And neither does he take twice the portion in any enhancement of the value of the property after the death of his father. The Talmud explains that this is because it is written: “A double portion of all that he has” (Deuteronomy 21:17), and this enhancement was not in h
§ The Mishnah teaches: And neither does a woman take any enhancement of the value of the property or the property due the husband, from her husband’s property for payment of her marriage contract. The Talmud asks: Is that so? But doesn’t Shmuel say a creditor collects the value of the enhancement o
The Mishnah teaches: Nor do the daughters take this share of the property for their sustenance, to which they are entitled from their late father’s possessions. The Talmud asks: What is the reason for this? The Talmud explains that a stipulation in the marriage contract, such as that the daughters