Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer Siman 73

Siman 73

Presented here for study, not as a practical ruling. The Shulchan Aruch rules by Sephardi custom, the Rema's glosses by Ashkenazi custom, and the Kitzur follows Ashkenazi custom. For a practical question, ask your rabbi.

א כְּסוּתָהּ כֵּיצַד, חַיָּב לִתֵּן לָהּ בְּגָדִים הָרְאוּיִים לָהּ בִּימוֹת הַגְּשָׁמִים וּבִימוֹת הַחַמָּה, בְּפָחוֹת שֶׁלּוֹבֶשֶׁת כָּל אִשָּׁה בַּעֲלַת בַּיִת שֶׁבְּאוֹתָהּ הַמְּדִינָה. וְאִם בְּאוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם אֵין דֶּרֶךְ לָצֵאת אִשָּׁה לַשּׁוּק עַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה עָלֶיהָ רְדִיד הַחוֹפֶה אֶת כָּל גּוּפָהּ, נוֹתֵן לָהּ רְדִיד הַפָּחוּת שֶׁבְּכָל הָרְדִידִין. וְאִשָּׁה לֹא תַּרְגִּיל עַצְמָהּ לָצֵאת הַרְבֵּה, שֶׁאֵין יֹפִי לָאִשָּׁה אֶלָּא לֵישֵׁב בְּזָוִיּוֹת בֵּיתָהּ (טוּר). וּבִכְלַל הַכְּסוּת שֶׁהוּא חַיָּב לִתֵּן לָהּ, כְּלֵי בַיִת, וּמָדוֹר שֶׁיוֹשֶׁבֶת בּוֹ. וּמַה הֵם כְּלֵי בַיִת, מִטָּה מֻצַּעַת וּמַפָּץ (פֵּרוּשׁ, כְּעֵין מַחְצֶלֶת) אוֹ מַחְצֶלֶת לֵישֵׁב עָלֶיהָ, וּכְלֵי אֲכִילָה וּשְׁתִיָּה כְּגוֹן קְדֵרָה וּקְעָרָה וְחָבִית וּפַךְ וְנֵר וְכוֹס וּבַקְבּוּק וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶן:
1 How [is he obligated] for her clothing? He must give her clothes fit for the rainy months and for the sunny months, according to the lowest value that a woman would wear when her husband is in the same region. And if in that particular place a woman would not go out to the market until she has a veil covering her whole body, he must give her a veil whose value is lowest among veils. And a woman shouldn't accustom herself to go out a lot, for it is not becoming of a woman to sit in street corners [Tur]. And among the clothes that he must give her is included her household vessels, and the stool she sits on. And what are these household vessels: A bed with a spread, and a mat or a mat to sit on, and utensils for food such as a dish and a pot and a jug and a flask, a lamb, a cup, a bottle and other such things.
ב הַמָּדוֹר שֶׁשּׂוֹכֵר לָהּ, בַּיִת שֶׁל אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת עַל אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת, וְתִהְיֶה רְחָבָה חוּצָה לוֹ, וְיִהְיֶה לוֹ בֵּית הַכִּסֵא חוּץ מִמֶּנּוּ:
2 The residence that he rents for her, must be a house measuring four by four cubits, with a courtyard outside of it, and a toilet room is not considered part of this measure.
ג וּמְחַיְּבִין אוֹתוֹ לִתֵּן לָהּ תַּכְשִׁיטִים, כְּגוֹן בִּגְדֵי צִבְעוֹנִים לְהַקִּיף עַל רֹאשָׁהּ וּפַדַּחְתָּהּ, וּפוּךְ (פֵּרוּשׁ, כַּחַל שָׁחֹר) וְשָׂרָק (פֵּרוּשׁ, צֶמֶר גְּפָנִים שֶׁצוֹבְעִים אוֹתוֹ בְּחָרִיעַ וּמַעֲבִירִין אוֹתוֹ עַל פְּנֵי כַּלּוֹת שֶׁתִּתְרָאֶנָּה אֲדֻמּוֹת, עָרוּךְ), וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶן:
3 And we make him give her adornments like colorful clothing to put around her head and forehead, and eyeshadow (black coloring) and rouge (cotton that is colored with safflower and they apply it to the face of the bride so that she looks read, Arukh), and other such things.
ד בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בְּעָנִי שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. אֲבָל בְּעָשִׁיר, כָּל דְּבָרִים הַלָּלוּ נוֹתֵן לָהּ לְפִי עָשְׁרוֹ:
4 To what does this refer? To a poor Jew. But a rich person must provide her with all of these things in accord with his wealth.
ה אִם קָצְרָה יָדוֹ לִתֵּן לָהּ, אֲפִלּוּ כְּעָנִי שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לְהוֹצִיא, וְתִהְיֶה הַכְּתֻבָּה חוֹב עָלָיו עַד שֶׁיַּעֲשִׁיר. [טוּר] וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן ע' סָעִיף ג':
5 If he was cheap in providing for her, even a poor Jew, we force him to divorce her. And the ketubah will be a debt over his head until he grows wealthier (Tur). And see above siman 70, seif 3.
ו בָּנָיו וּבְנוֹתָיו עַד בְּנֵי שֵׁשׁ, חַיָּב לִתֵּן לָהֶם כְּסוּת וּכְלֵי תַּשְׁמִישׁ וּמָדוֹר, וְאֵינוֹ נוֹתֵן לָהֶם כְּפִי עָשְׁרוֹ, אֶלָּא כְּפִי צָרְכָּן בִּלְבַד:
6 His sons and daughters up until the age of six, he must provide them with clothing and vessels and a place to live. But he doesn't provide for them according to his wealth, rather according to their needs alone.
ז כָּל מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עָלָיו מְזוֹנוֹת, בֵּין בְּחַיָּיו בֵּין אַחַר מוֹתוֹ, יֵשׁ לוֹ כְּסוּת וּכְלֵי בַּיִת וּמָדוֹר; וְכָל שֶׁבֵּית דִּין מוֹכְרִים לִמְזוֹנוֹת, מוֹכְרִים לִכְסוּת וּכְלֵי בֵּיתוֹ וּמְדוֹרוֹ:
7 Anyone who by law who must provide for someone else, whether he (the provider) is alive or dead, he must provide clothing, and household utensils and living quarters. And anyone who has his property sold by the court for sustenance, they sell for clothing, for household utensils and for living quarters.
ח דִּין הַבַּעַל עִם אִשְׁתּוֹ בְּטַעֲנַת הַכְּסוּת וְהַכֵּלִים וּשְׂכַר הַמָּדוֹר, כְּדִינָם בְּטַעֲנַת הַמְּזוֹנוֹת; אִם אָמַר הוּא: נָתַתִּי, וְהִיא אוֹמֶרֶת: לֹא נָתַן:
8 The rule with regard to a husband, when his wife claims clothing, vessels and rent money is as the rule with regard to claiming sustenance in general: If he says, I gave, and she says: He didn't give.
ט מִי שֶׁמִּשְׁכֵּן כְּסוּת אִשְׁתּוֹ, אֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לְהוֹצִיא מִיָּדוֹ בְּלֹא כְּלוּם. וְעַיֵּן לְקַמָּן סִימָן צ':
9 One who gave his wife's clothing as a pledge, she cannot take it from him without giving him anything. See below, siman 90.
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