Study Ketubot folio 77A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
And an epileptic is considered like a hidden blemish, for it is possible that nobody is aware of her ailment. The Talmud comments: And this applies only if the sickness comes at regular intervals, as the woman and her family can conceal her illness. But if the attacks do not appear at regular inte
Mishnah: In the case of a man who developed blemishes after marriage, the court does not force him to divorce his wife. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: In what case is this statement said? It is said with regard to minor blemishes. However, with regard to major blemishes, which will be defined la
Talmud: Rav Yehuda teaches the Mishnah in accordance with the version quoted above: The man developed blemishes after marrying his wife. Conversely, Ḥiyya bar Rav teaches: The man had blemishes prior to the marriage. The Talmud clarifies the difference between the two opinions: The one who says th
We learned in the Mishnah: Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: In what case is this statement said? This is said with regard to minor blemishes, but with regard to major blemishes the court forces him to divorce her. The Talmud poses a question: Granted, according to the one who says that the correct v
The Talmud answers: In the case of major blemishes she can claim that she initially thought that she could accept a husband with such blemishes, but now that she is married she realizes that she cannot accept such an arrangement. The Talmud inquires: And what are these major blemishes of a husband t