Kesubos 8:6-7

Kesubos 8:6

If a woman inherited property while she was awaiting yibum, Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel agree that she may sell or give away the property and that the transfer is valid. The question is what to do with the value of her kesubah and the property that she brings into and out of the marriage in the event of her death. Beis Shammai say that her husband’s heirs and her father’s heirs share it, while Beis Hillel say that things remain with those who are in possession of them – the value of her kesubah remains with her husband’s heirs and the property that she brings into and out of the marriage remains with her father’s heirs.

Kesubos 8:7

If a woman’s deceased husband left his surviving brother money, it should be used to purchase land, from which he may enjoy the proceeds; the same is true if he inherits harvested produce. If he inherits produce still attached to the ground, Rabbi Meir says they appraise the land’s value both with and without the produce. The difference should be used to purchase land, from which he may enjoy the proceeds. The Sages say that whatever is still attached to the ground belongs to the surviving brother but harvested produce belongs to whoever claims it first. If the deceased’s brother comes first, it is his. If the deceased’s widow comes first, it should be sold to purchase land, from which he may enjoy the proceeds. Once the brother marries the widow, she is his wife in every regard except that her first husband’s property is mortgaged to her kesubah.