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The Finer Points of Talmudic Contract Law Contain Technicalities that Put Modern Legalese to Shame

JL;DR SUMMARY The Talmud, specifically in Tractate Gittin, discusses the intricacies of conditional divorces in Jewish law, focusing on documents, wording, and legal implications. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TalmudDaf YomiJewish LawGittinAgunotConditional DivorcesRetroactivityMamzerimConditional ContractsEstate Planning

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