Preferring a child over a mistress?
Hello Rabbi Michael,
Is there a halachic preference for kiddushin over concubines? And what about the preference for the lineage of children born from kiddushin relationships over concubines?
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Thank you very much for your response.
1. According to the method that kiddushin is a mitzvah instrument, then apparently it is for the purpose of the mitzvahs ‘prou vebu’ and ’man is not good alone’, which also applies to concubines (albeit to a lower level of strength for couples), so could it be said that kiddushin and concubines are equivalent?
2. Is there a different halachic status for a child born to a single woman (when there is no realistic doubt who the father is) compared to a child born to a consecrated woman (when there is no realistic doubt who the father is)? If so, is a concubine considered to be single or consecrated in this regard?
1. As I wrote, there is a preference for kiddushin because that is the model that the Torah defines. Even if kiddushin is only a mitzvah instrument.
2. There is no difference in status.
The source of concubinage is the Sages? Does concubinage constitute a ‘Noachian marriage’ for Jews?
No. Simply put, concubines are not a rabbinical law but rather a status. This can certainly be seen as a type of Noahide marriage.
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