Kesubos 1:1-2

Kesubos 1:1

A virgin is married on a Wednesday and a widow is married on a Thursday. The reason for the former is because the courts would sit on Mondays and Thursdays. Therefore, if the groom had a claim about his wife’s status (i.e., that he was deceived), they could go to court the next morning.

Kesubos 1:2

The value of a virgin’s kesubah (marriage contract) is 200 silver dinar; that of a widow is 100 dinar. If a woman is both a virgin and a widow, a divorcee or a woman who underwent chalitzah following betrothal, their kesubah is worth 200 dinar and their grooms can make a legal claim about their virginity. If a woman was a convert, a captive or a maidservant and she was converted, redeemed or freed under the age of three years and one day, her kesubah is 200 dinar and her groom can make a legal claim about her virginity.