The eight and ninth chapters of Tractate Ketubot discusses the various rights and responsibilities of husband and wife in marriage, in particular, the rights of a husband to use the property of the wife while they are married. Students prepare the applicable Talmudic texts as well as the major halachic opinions of the rishonim and the opinions of various other commentaries and decisors. The instructor guides students in understanding the issues raised and assists them to deduce the crux of these issues. Topics include: usage of wife's property; investing a wife's monies; laws of profits; assessing property; property sales with liens; delayed transfer of ownership; levirate marriages; hierarchy of creditors; prenuptial agreements; conditions contrary to Biblical and Rabbinic law; lost ketubah. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given trimester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the depth of study depends upon what level the student is in.