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What is a “halachic annulment” of a marriage and when is it employed?
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The Gemara (Gittin 33a) discusses the concept of כל דמקדש אדעתא דרבנן מקדש - anyone who marries does so with the consent of the Rabbis. As ...
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Why is "marriage effective contingent upon the approval of the Sages"?
In Gittin 33a, Kesuvos 3a we learn that Rabbanan have the power to uproot a kiddushin because:
כל דמקדש אדעתא דרבנן מקדש ואפקעינהו רבנן לקידושין מיניה
When a man betroths a woman, he does so under ...