תיאור
שאלה משפטית. ממתין לתיאור מלא.
Princeton Geniza Project description: Legal question sent to “Rosh ha-Seder” who might be R. Yehuda ha-Cohen ha-Rav ha-Gadol, Rosh ha-Seder b. Joseph, the student of Rabbenu (“Our Master”) Nissim b. Jacob from Qayrawan who lived in Egypt from the middle of the 11th century. The question tells of a grown up girl whose father, who resided elsewhere, engaged her to a man. The father agreed upon with the groom that whoever cancels the wedding will pay a fine, a condition common in the Geniza. Afterwards, the groom traveled to a far away place. The case became complicated when the girl wished to get engaged to another man. The person who wrote the question asks whether the engagement conducted by the father was valid, and whether it is possible for the girl to marry the person she chooses, despite the actions of her father. No answer is preserved. (OZ and AA)