Redeeming the Firstborn: Practical Parshah - Vayeishev
Rachel's firstborn son, Joseph, being sold into slavery as a source for the mitzvah of monetarily redeeming the firstborn son of a Jewish woman.
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Pidiyon haben and info Dear Rabbi
If a woman has I've, and the first born is a son, is that considered "natural birth"? Is the father then obliged to do pidiyon haben?
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