Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Gemara:

Ketuvot 

Collections: Rabbi Feldman Kesubos 2014

References: Ketuvot: 17a  

Description

What is the nature of the mitzva of "simchat chatan v'kala"? -- D'oraita or d'rabbanan? -- An aspect of chesed? -- Source for chesed being biblical: 1) Loving thy neighbor, or 2) Imitatio dei. -- How chesed could apply to a bride and groom who are not in a bad way, as opposed to how we normally understand the purpose of chesed? -- Other issues.