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One does not redeem captives at more than their value. This policy is for the betterment of the world, because if captives are ransomed at exorbitant prices, this will encourage their captors to kidnap more people. The Talmud notes: This implies that if the captors seek a ransom in accordance with
And the Talmud raises a contradiction from a different baraita, which states: If she was taken captive and the captors were seeking from her husband a ransom of up to 10 times the value of her marriage contract, on the first occasion he must redeem her. From this point forward, if he wants to he r
The Talmud answers: Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel is of the opinion that there are two leniencies with regard to the halakhot of redemption. First, he maintains that one does not pay more than the general ransom given for such a captive, and second, a husband does not have to pay more than the sum of hi
§ The Mishnah taught (51a) that if a woman was struck with illness, her husband is obligated to heal her, i.e., to pay for her medical expenses. A baraita states: In the case of a widow who is sustained from the property of the orphans and who requires medical treatment, her medical needs are like
R' Yoḥanan said: The rabbis established that in Eretz Yisrael, bloodletting is considered like a treatment that does not have a fixed cost, and therefore the heirs must pay for that treatment. The Talmud relates: The relatives of R' Yoḥanan had to take care of the wife of their father, who required