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The second Mishna in Massekhet Kiddushin (14b) leaves the realm of marriage and focuses on the status of an eved ivri – a Jewish slave – and specifically on how such slaves are acquired and how they are granted their freedom.
Ordinarily, a male Jewish slave is acquired by means of kesef or shetar, and leaves slavery after six years of work, or when the yovel arrives or by paying back the value of his remaining years.
Although the common perception today is that slavery is inhumane, the situation of an eved ivri is more similar to a long-term contract, in that the slave must be treated with great respect.
We continue and exposition of Ex 21:6.