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The ketubah of a virgin is for two hundred (zuz), and that of a widow for one hundred (zuz).
A virgin widow, divorcee, and woman who received chalitzah who were only formerly betrothed receive a kesuvah of two hundred, and her husband has the ability to claim that he did not find that she was a virgin.
The Gemora asks: Why does the Mishna call the opposite of a virgin an “Almanah” – “widow” (Chasam Sofer explains that the correct opposite would seemingly be “Be’ulah” – “one who has had marital relations)?
We explore whether ketubot is rabbinic in origin and Boaz Cohen’s comparison between Jewish and Roman law of betrothal.