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The Mishna lists six cases. One is where a man says to a woman, “Be mekudeshes to me with this cup of wine,” and it ended up being honey. A man says to a woman, “Be mekudeshes to me with this cup of honey,” and it ended up being wine. A man says, “Be mekudeshes to me with this silver dinar,” and it ended up being gold. A man says, “Be mekudeshes to me with this golden dinar,” and it ended up being silver. A man says, “Be mekudeshes to me on condition that I am rich,” and he is actually poor. A man says, “Be mekudeshes to me on condition that I am poor,” and he is actually rich. In all of these cases, the kiddushin is invalid.
We continue the review of Laurie Novick’s analysis of Nissuin.