Kiddushin 14 - August 27, 10 Elul

Study Guide Kiddushin 14 From where do we derive the ways in which a yevama is acquired (intercourse) and freed (chalitza or death of the yabam) from her first husband's brother? From where do we learn that a married woman is not released through chalitza and a yevama is not released by a get? How is a Jewish slave acquired and freed? How is a Jewish maidservant acquired and freed? How is a Jewish slave who gets his ear pierced in order to enable his to stay with his master beyond the six years acquired and freed? There are four types of Jewish slaves mentioned in the Torah - 1. One sold by the court (if he/she stole and did not have the money to repay the owner); 2. One who sold oneself out of poverty to a Jew; 3. One who sold oneself out of poverty to a gentile; 4. a maidservant sold by her father. From where do we derive that each type of Jewish slave is acquired by money?