“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” This quote, attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, reflects the difficulty of enforcing verbal agreements. In Halacha,

As I’ve progressed through life, my titles have gradually increased. I started out as Joshy. I recall the first bar mitzvah invitation where I was

In Ketubot 84a, a mishna relates a dispute between Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva. If Reuven dies and leaves a widow, a creditor, and heirs

On Ketubot 75a, Rava resolved a difficult baraita dealing with a prominent woman. The husband doesn’t like that his wife has taken vows, but doesn’t

Ketubot 68a records a conversation between Rava and his father-in-law, Rav Chisda. Rava, a fourth-generation Amora born in Mechoza, studied from several teachers, such as

You! Why haven’t you made aliyah yet?! Living a Torah life in Eretz Yisrael is the ultimate goal, and a Torah life in America is

The Mishna (Ketubot 52b) describes a specific rabbinic institution called כְּתוּבַּת בְּנִין דִּכְרִין, an interesting use of lengthy Aramaic wording, citing words in a contract,

An eponym is a word derived from a person’s name. For instance, sideburns were named for Ambrose Burnside’s facial hair, and to josh, that is,

On Ketubot 40b, we encounter varying reports of an exposition by Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish based on the spelling of na’arah. While na’arah is considered

Why did Yaakov fear for Binyamin? In sidrat Miketz, he didn’t want to send Binyamin along with Reuven to Egypt, lest harm befall him (וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ

Pinchas approaches Moshe. He says, “Moshe, I want to be a kohen.” “I’m sorry, you can’t be a kohen.” “But I really want to be

 Ketubot 17a On Ketubot 17a, a Baraita discusses traffic situations and right-of-way. A funeral procession yields to (or, reroutes before) a wedding procession, and both