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אבן העזר צ״דEven HaEzer 94

Siman 94 of 178 in Even HaEzer — 7 se'ifim

הלכות כתובותLaws of Ketubot· siman 94

Se’if 1א׳

כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁנִּזּוֹנֵית אַלְמְנָתוֹ מִנְּכָסָיו, כָּךְ נוֹתְנִין לָהּ כְּסוּת וּכְלֵי תַּשְׁמִישׁ וּמָדוֹר, אוֹ יוֹשֶׁבֶת בַּמָּדוֹר שֶׁהָיְתָה בּוֹ בְּחַיֵּי בַּעֲלָהּ. הַגָּה: וְאֵינָהּ מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת בְּכָל הַבַּיִת עִם הַיּוֹרְשִׁים, רַק נוֹתְנִין לָהּ מָדוֹר מְיֻחָד לְפִי כְּבוֹדָהּ בַּבַּיִת (הָרַ"ן פֶּרֶק נַעֲרָה בְּשֵׁם הָרַשְׁבָּ"א וְהַמַּגִּיד מִשְׁנֶה פֶּרֶק י"ח). וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים דִּיכוֹלִין לִתֵּן לָהּ מָדוֹר הַרָאוּי לָהּ בְּבַיִת אַחֵר (כֵּן מַשְׁמַע בַּמָּרְדְּכַי פֶּרֶק הַנּוֹשֵׂא וּבְפֶרֶק נַעֲרָה שֶׁנִּתְפַּתְּתָה). וְאֵין הָאַלְמָנָה יְכוֹלָה לְהַשְׂכִּיר מָדוֹר שֶׁלָּהּ לַאֲחֵרִים (תְּשׁוּבַת הָרַשְׁבָּ"א וּבְהָרַ"ן פֶּרֶק הַנּוֹשֵׂא). וּמִשְׁתַּמֶּשֶׁת בְּכָרִים וּבִכְסָתוֹת בַּעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחוֹת שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּמְּשָׁה בָּהֶם בְּחַיֵּי בַּעֲלָהּ, כְּשֶׁהָיָה בַּעֲלָהּ בִּמְדִינַת הַיָּם (בְּהָרַ"ן פֶּרֶק נַעֲרָה):

Just as she is fed from his property, his widow is given clothing and utensils and a place to live, or lives in the house where she lived during her husband's life. HGH: And she does not have use of the whole house with the heirs, rather they just give her sufficient living space according to her honor within the house. (Ran ch. Naarah in the name of Rashba and Maggid Mishna ch 18). Some say they can give her a fitting living space in another house (so it appears in Mordechai ch. Hanosei and the aforementioned ch. Naarah). The widow may not then rent out this living space to others. (Resp. Rashba, and Ran ch. Hanosei). And she may use the pillows and linens and male & female slaves that she used during her husband's life, when her husband was overseas (Ran ch. Naarah).

Se’if 2ב׳

נָפַל הַמָּדוֹר, אֵין הַיּוֹרְשִׁין חַיָּבִין לִבְנוֹתוֹ. וְאִם אָמְרָה: הַנִּיחוּ לִי וַאֲנִי אֶבְנֶנּוּ מִשֶּׁלִּי, אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לָהּ; וְכֵן לֹא תְּחַזֵּק בִּדְקוֹ וְלֹא תִּטְחֶה אוֹתוֹ, אֶלָּא תֵּשֵׁב בּוֹ כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוּא אוֹ תֵּצֵא:

If the living space falls down, the heirs are not obligated to rebuild it. If she says "Allow me to rebuild it from my own money," they don't listen to her; similarly they don't accept her inspection, and she may not spread it out, but she lives there as it is, or leaves.

Se’if 3ג׳

וְאִם נָפַל, אֲפִלּוּ בְּנָאוּהוּ יוֹרְשִׁין, אִבְּדָה זְכוּתָהּ מִמֶּנּוּ:

And if it fell, even if the heirs rebuilt it, her right to it is gone.

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