Nashim

These are the individual tractates of Nashim, the third order of the Mishna. These descriptions are not meant as halachic decisions. Please consult an Orthodox Rabbi for specific information.

Yevamos - The very complicated laws concerning a levirite marriage. A levirite marriage is what happens if a man dies, leaving a widow and no children. The wife, before she can marry anyone else, must first either marry her late husband's brother or obtain from him Chalitza (a kind of divorce).
Kesubos - The laws of marriage contracts, specifically the obligations and financial responsibilities that a husband has towards his wife.
Nedarim - The laws of vows.
Nazir - The laws of the Nazirite. A Nazirite is a Jew who abstains from wine, contact with the dead, and haircuts.
Sotah - The laws of the suspected adulteress.
Gitten - Divorce laws.
Kiddushin - Marriage laws.

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