Editing Nashim (section)

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'''Nashim''' ({{langx|he|נשים}} "Women" or "Wives") is the third order of the Mishnah (also of the Tosefta and Talmud) containing family law. Of the six orders of the Mishnah, it is the shortest.

Nashim consists of seven [[Masekhet|tractate]]s:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Talmud|title=Talmud Bavli|publisher=sefaria.org|access-date=October 25, 2019|language=en}}</ref>

#'''''[[Yevamot]]''''' ({{Script/Hebrew|יבמות}} "Brothers-in-Law") deals with the Jewish law of [[yibbum]] ([[levirate marriage]]) ({{Bibleverse||Deut.|25:5–10|HE}}) and other topics such as the status of minors. It consists of 16 chapters.
#'''''[[Ketubot (tractate)|Ketubot]]''''' ({{Script/Hebrew|כתובות}}, "Prenuptial agreements") deals with the [[ketubah]] (Judaism's [[prenuptial agreement]]), as well as topics such as [[virginity]], and the obligations of a couple towards each other. It consists of 13 chapters.
#{{anchor|Nedarim}}'''''[[Nedarim (Talmud)|Nedarim]]''''' ({{Script/Hebrew|נדרים}}, "Vows") deals with various types of vows often known as ''nedarim'' and their legal consequences. It consists of 11 chapters.
#'''''[[Nazir (Talmud)|''Nazir'']]''''' ({{Script/Hebrew|נזיר}} "One who abstains") deals with the details of the [[Nazirite]] vow and being a Nazirite ({{Bibleverse|Num|6|HE}}). It consists of 9 chapters.
#'''''[[Sotah (Talmud)|Sotah]]''''' ({{Script/Hebrew|סוטה}} "Wayward wife") deals with the ritual of the [[sotah (Talmud)|sotah]], the woman suspected of adultery ({{Bibleverse|Num|5|HE}}) as well as other rituals involving a spoken formula (such as breaking the heifer's neck, the King's Septennial public Torah reading, the Blessings and Curses of [[Mount Gerizim]] and [[Mount Ebal]], etc...). It consists of nine chapters.
#'''''[[Gittin (tractate)|Gittin]]''''': ({{Script/Hebrew|גיטין}} "Documents") deals with the concepts of [[Get (divorce document)|divorces]] and other documents. It consists of 9 chapters.
#'''''[[Kiddushin (Talmud)|Kiddushin]]''''': ({{Script/Hebrew|קידושין}} "Betrothal") deals with the initial stage of marriage – [[erusin|betrothal]], as well as the laws of Jewish lineages. It consists of  4 chapters.