The Chasam Sofer and the Dried Fruit Dowry
A man vowed his drunken brother could not benefit from his schnapps, then traded it for dried fruit. Could it be a dowry? The Chasam Sofer ruled.
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A man vowed his drunken brother could not benefit from his schnapps, then traded it for dried fruit. Could it be a dowry? The Chasam Sofer ruled.
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