Commentary for Kiddushin 47:4
אמר אביי איפוך רבא אמר לעולם לא תיפוך והכא במעשר דאתא מבי נשא עסקינן ור"מ לטעמיה דאמר מעשר ממון הקדש הוא ולא קני ליה בעל
Raba said: After all, you need not reverse it, but here the reference is to tithe which came [to her from her father's estate,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the house of the wife'. I.e., she inherited it as her father's heir. Property acquired by a woman after marriage is likewise 'property of plucking'.');"><sup>8</sup></span> R'Meir following his opinion that tithe is sacred property,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'money'.');"><sup>9</sup></span> so that her husband does not acquire it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Abaye says that we should reverse the opinions.
But, as usually happens, Rava finds a way not to reverse the opinions. The case is one of tithe which she inherits from her father’s estate. According to R. Meir, second tithe is holy, and therefore her husband does not acquire it. When she redeems the produce, she is redeeming her own tithe.
The other rabbis hold that second tithe is not holy. Her husband does acquire it (or at least certain rights) and therefore when she redeems it, she is fulfilling her husband’s agency. She must add the extra fifth.
But, as usually happens, Rava finds a way not to reverse the opinions. The case is one of tithe which she inherits from her father’s estate. According to R. Meir, second tithe is holy, and therefore her husband does not acquire it. When she redeems the produce, she is redeeming her own tithe.
The other rabbis hold that second tithe is not holy. Her husband does acquire it (or at least certain rights) and therefore when she redeems it, she is fulfilling her husband’s agency. She must add the extra fifth.
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