There are laws on the books that allow women to get rid of their husband and get his money and support for the rest of her life. There is also a law in the Gemara דינא דמלכותא דינא [the law of the State is the law.]. So I ask can a woman depend on this? Or does she have to go by the Law of Moses which does not give her that right?
[The basic law in tracate Ketubot is there are three divisions of a woman's property. נכסי מלוג, נכסי צאן ברזל, מה שקנה אישה קנה בעלה] Property that she brings into the marriage that she owned before the marriage she still owns but the husband can use the profits. Then there is property she acquires after she is married and that is owned fully by the husband.
Thus she has no right to her husband's property after she is divorced.
Also in terms of "the law of the state is the law" I would say that is not the case where the law of the state contradicts a Torah law. The main issues in terms of the law of the state are not clear to me but the major sources are the Rashbam and Maimonides in terms of how it is applied.
I have been thinking of mentioning that there is a school of thought among Christians that they themselves believe they are required to keep the Law of Moses. That is called the Theonomic Position See that essay by Gregory Bahnsen.
The Theonomic postion does take into account that some laws of the Holy Torah apply to the Land of Israel, But other laws are general. And I should mention that Gregory Bahnsen says that this Theonomic Position corresponds with Paul, and that was kind of a surprise to me.
[In any case it seems to me that to reward women for doing evil, is not the best kind of law to have on the books.]
[The basic law in tracate Ketubot is there are three divisions of a woman's property. נכסי מלוג, נכסי צאן ברזל, מה שקנה אישה קנה בעלה] Property that she brings into the marriage that she owned before the marriage she still owns but the husband can use the profits. Then there is property she acquires after she is married and that is owned fully by the husband.
Thus she has no right to her husband's property after she is divorced.
Also in terms of "the law of the state is the law" I would say that is not the case where the law of the state contradicts a Torah law. The main issues in terms of the law of the state are not clear to me but the major sources are the Rashbam and Maimonides in terms of how it is applied.
I have been thinking of mentioning that there is a school of thought among Christians that they themselves believe they are required to keep the Law of Moses. That is called the Theonomic Position See that essay by Gregory Bahnsen.
The Theonomic postion does take into account that some laws of the Holy Torah apply to the Land of Israel, But other laws are general. And I should mention that Gregory Bahnsen says that this Theonomic Position corresponds with Paul, and that was kind of a surprise to me.
[In any case it seems to me that to reward women for doing evil, is not the best kind of law to have on the books.]
