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Our daf considers the following scenario:
What if the betrothed couple had entered the chupa, the wedding canopy, but they had not consummated the marriage?
When is the moment at which a woman's legal claims change? The rabbis argue about another scenario
What if a woman is menstruating and the couple does not consummate the marriage (chupas niddah) after the first night, then the husband dies,
is she still considered to be a betrothed woman, entitled to the 200 zuz only, or is she considered to be a married woman, entitled to both sums?
We explore the historical Birchas besulin by Ruth Langer, and the struggle the conservative movement has with intermarriage.