What is the minimum dowry a poor father must provide his daughter according to the Sages' enactment?
Halacha 1 states that a father must provide at least the wardrobe given to a poor bride, which is 50 zuz as established in Chapter 13.
Question 2
If a father's wishes regarding his daughter's dowry cannot be determined, what does she receive from his estate?
Halacha 3 states that if the court cannot determine what the father would have desired, the daughter is given one tenth of the estate as a dowry.
Question 3
From what quality of property does a daughter collect her dowry when she acts as a creditor of her brothers?
Halacha 6 states that the daughter is treated as a creditor and collects from property of intermediate quality without an oath.
Question 4
What happens to a bogeret (adult woman) who marries without demanding her dowry?
Halacha 13 states that a daughter who reaches majority and marries without demanding her dowry forfeits it, unless she explicitly protested at the time of her marriage.
Question 5
If a father instructs that his daughter should NOT receive a dowry from his estate, what is the legal effect?
Halacha 10 states that a father's instruction to withhold the dowry is heeded because the dowry is not one of the provisions of the ketubah — it is a presumptive gift, not a binding obligation.