Joseph Victor·Oct 1, 2022To boldly go: What would a map of Ketubot look like?Note: this is written on day 87 out of 112 of Ketubot. I hope to revise the map as we go along, and the central themes may (likely) adjust…
Joseph Victor·Sep 11, 2022Ketuvot daf 54: The price of love — what is the modern-day value of the ketubah (200 zuz)?The short answer is it, it depends. It could be as low as $70 (based on the price of metals), or north of $50K, if we base it on the…
Joseph Victor·Sep 5, 2022Ketuvot: daf 61 — Husbands shouldn’t be cheap; and a game of chess1) The wife goes up to his level, not down
Joseph Victor·Sep 1, 2022Ketuvot: daf 47 — the makings of a machloketCan an amora be clear-cut wrong? Where does machloket originate from? We take a look at the view of the Geonim and the Rambam.