Meseches Kesubos - The Mitzva to Make the Bride and Groom Happy

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November 11 2014
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Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Gemara:
Ketuvot 

Collections: Rabbi Feldman Kesubos 2014

References: Ketuvot: 17a  

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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.

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