In Parshas Vayakheil, the
Posuk discusses donations to the Mishkan, in 35:22. The Posuk says, (וַיָּבֹאוּ
הָאֲנָשִׁים, עַל-הַנָּשִׁים).
The bottom line is, the men and women came together. Why is this significant
for the Torah to mention it? Why didn’t the husbands just bring those
donations?
The Ragechavah has a vort why
we perform Kiddushin with a ring. Kiddushin can be performed with any Shavah
Kesef, yet our Minhag is to always perform it with a ring. Why? We have a
principle that Ma Shekana Isha Kana Ba’alah. There is an exception to that rule
noted by the Rambam, who says that a woman’s clothing is exempt from this rule.
In addition, her clothing does not fall into the category of Nichsei Milug. In
the time of the Gemara when the time between Kiddushin and Nisuin would be a
year apart, you could give her anything that is Shavah Kesef as the husband has
no rights to it until Nisuin. However, in our times, where Kiddushin and Nisuin
are performed instantaneously, if the husband gave money, he would retain the
rights to use it. Therefore, we Davka give a Tachshit that the husband has no
rights to use. So in our Posuk, the men came to donate Tachshitin that belonged
to the women because men didn’t have gold and silver. So the men had to bring
their wives with them in order for them to give permission to donate it. The
Posuk says they brought jewelry, so it fits good.
By the Maaseh HaEigel the
women were not interested in donating their jewelry. How did the husbands get
jewelry to donate? They took it against the woman’s will. They stole it. So it
really was an Aveira Goireres Aveira. So now by the Mishkan, the husbands no
longer had Ne’emanus, so they brought their wives who agreed to the donation of
their jewelry.
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