Must one write a new Kesuba if he changed his name, such as in event of an illness, or other reason?[1] Some Poskim[2] rule there is no need to change anything in the Kesuba. This especially applies if the new name is not used amongst people.[3] Other Poskim[4] rule that […]
Kesuba written by day, Chuppah by night
What is the law if a Kesuba was written and signed during the day, before sunset, but the Chuppah took place at night? If the Kesuba was written and signed during the day, and the Kinyan with the Chasan likewise took place during the day, then the Kesuba […]
Writing the family name of the Chasan/Kallah/Witnesses in the Kesuba
Writing the family name of the Chasan/Kallah/Witnesses: One is not required to write the family name in a Get and so is the custom.[1] Nevertheless, some Poskim[2] rule that by a Kesuba, in addition to writing the names and the father’s names of the Chasan and Kallah, one is to […]
Age of marriage-At what age should men get married?
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Benefits of Marriage
The benefits of being married:[1] The personal negative results affected by lack of a wife: Anyone who does not have a wife resides without blessing, without Torah etc, and is not considered a man. Marriage helps remove sin: When a man marries a woman, his sins are questioned as […]
May a Kohen marry a Jewish girl who was born from a gentile father but Jewish mother?
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Marrying a woman that cannot have children
May one marry a woman which cannot have children?[1] One who has not fulfilled the Mitzvah of Peru Urevu may not to marry a woman who cannot have children, such as an old woman, child or a woman who is baron. From the letter of the law, one […]
Who is a Jew and must one verify claims of Jewishness?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now Who is a Jew-Determining Jewish identity in cases of question and doubt: According to Jewish law, a person is only determined to be a Jew [i.e. to contain a G-dly soul, be obligated in the Torah and Mitzvos, and be […]
One who is questionably Jewish
In what cases is one considered questionably Jewish? One is considered questionably Jewish in any case in which his claim to be Jewish contains suspicion, or requires Halachaic proof according to the Poskim, as explained in the cases below. If one is unsure if his mother was Jewish, and no […]
The obligation to have children
The obligation to have children:[1] Every person is obligated to marry a woman in order to have children. The severity of one who does not have children: One who is not active in having children, is similar to having murdered. It also diminishes the “Dmus[2]” and causes the Shechinah […]
