Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 263:11
תנן התם הכותב נכסיו לבניו וכתב לאשתו קרקע כל שהוא אבדה כתובתה משום דכתב לה קרקע כל שהוא אבדה כתובתה
— Rab replied: [This applies to the case] where he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The husband. ');"><sup>40</sup></span> confers the ownership upon them<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The sons. ');"><sup>41</sup></span> through her<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The wife's. ');"><sup>42</sup></span> agency.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'through her hand.' I.e., she acquired it on their behalf by means of a 'scarf', Kinyan Sudar (v. Glos. and cf. p. 310, n. 11, supra). Since she assisted in the transfer of the estate, received also a small share for herself and raised no protest whatsoever, it is taken for granted that she agreed to lose the amount of her kethubah, should her husband possess no other lands at the time of his death. ');"><sup>43</sup></span>
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