Audio by Rabbi Avrohom Zucker

If a woman undertook to bring her husband one thousand denarii he must assign to her a corresponding sum of fifteen maneh. As a corresponding sum for appraised goods, however, he assigns one Fifth less. [If a husband is requested to enter in his wife`s Kethubah:] `goods assessed at one maneh`, and these are in fact worth a maneh, he can have [a claim for] one maneh only. [Otherwise, if he is requested to enter in the Kethubah:] `goods assessed at a maneh`, his wife must give him [goods of the assessed value of] thirty-one selas and a denar, and if `at four hundred [zuz]`, she must give [him goods valued at] five hundred [zuz.] whatever a bridegroom assigns [to his wife in her Kethubah] He assigns at one Fifth less [than the appraised value].

 כתובות 6.3
פסקה להכניס לו אלף דינר, והוא פוסק כנגדן חמישה עשר מנה׃ כנגד השום, הוא פוסק פחות חמיש׃ שום במנה שווה מנה, אין לו אלא מנה׃ שום במנה, נותנת לו שלושים ואחת ודינר׃ ארבע מאות, נותנת חמש מאות׃ כשהחתן פוסק, הוא פוסק פחות חמיש

If a woman undertook to bring to her husband ready money, every sela of hers counts as six denarii. The bridegroom must undertake [to give his wife] ten denarii for her [perfume] basket in respect of each maneh. R. Simeon b. Gamaliel said: in all matters the local usage shall be followed.

 כתובות 6.4
פסקה להכניס לו כספים סלעין, נעשת שישה דינרין׃ החתן מקבל עליו עשרה דינרין וקופה לכל מנה׃ רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר, הכול כמנהג המדינה

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