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In the first stage of the Geulah, the principle of "the world continues as usual" will apply to marriage as well, as the prophet states: "There will yet be heard in the cities of Yehudah... the voice of a Chosson and the voice of a Kallah." However, at a more advanced stage of the Geulah, after Techiyas Hameisim, there may be changes, as stated in Masechta Brachos: "In the World to Come there is no eating, drinking, or procreation, rather the tzaddikim sit with their crowns on their heads and enjoy the radiance of the Shechinah." According to most commentators<ref>Among them are Raaved, Ramban and more.</ref>, this refers to the world after Techiyas Hameisim. Therefore, if there will be no procreation, there will apparently be no need for marriage. However, the Rambam's opinion is that the Gemara refers to Gan Eden, where there are no physical phenomena. But after Techiyas Hameisim there will be marriage. According to the Rambam's view, there is a discussion whether every husband and wife who arise in Techiyas Hameisim will need to marry again, since their death severed their connection, or if the Kiddushin from before Techiyas Hameisim will remain valid after resurrection.

The Chida discusses a similar case regarding whether someone who died and was subsequently brought back to life by a Navi or Tzaddik needs to perform Kiddushin again with his wife. The Chida concludes that this type of death is not a regular death, and therefore the woman remains betrothed to her husband. From his words, it appears that a regular death does permit the widow to remarry, nullifies the original Kiddushin, and even if the woman didn't remarry, the original Kiddushin is not valid after Techiyas Hameisim. However, there are those who disagree and maintain that unlike divorce, death is not considered an action that severs Kiddushin, but rather a state of being, where as long as the spouse doesn't exist, his wife is permitted to marry someone else. Therefore, as long as the wife didn't remarry and her husband returns after Techiyas Hameisim, the original Kiddushin remains valid and there's no need to perform new Kiddushin.

The Chida discusses a similar case regarding whether someone who died and was subsequently brought back to life by a Navi or Tzaddik needs to perform Kiddushin again with his wife<ref>For example, the Ben HaShunammite who was resurrected by Elisha, or the Amora Rabbi Zaira who was resurrected by Rabbah.</ref>. The Chida concludes that this type of death is not a regular death, and therefore the woman remains betrothed to her husband. From his words, it appears that a regular death does permit the widow to remarry, nullifies the original Kiddushin, and even if the woman didn't remarry, the original Kiddushin is not valid after Techiyas Hameisim. However, there are those who disagree and maintain that unlike divorce, death is not considered an action that severs Kiddushin, but rather a state of being, where as long as the spouse doesn't exist, his wife is permitted to marry someone else. Therefore, as long as the wife didn't remarry and her husband returns after Techiyas Hameisim, the original Kiddushin remains valid and there's no need to perform new Kiddushin.

== See Also ==

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* Shlomo Raskin, Small Message for a Big Event, a collection of ideas and explanations for different stages of the wedding process

* Collection of Sayings Regarding Wedding

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 In the first stage of the Geulah, the principle of "the world continues as usual" will apply to marriage as well, as the prophet states: "There will yet be heard in the cities of Yehudah... the voice of a Chosson and the voice of a Kallah." However, at a more advanced stage of the Geulah, after Techiyas Hameisim, there may be changes, as stated in Masechta Brachos: "In the World to Come there is no eating, drinking, or procreation, rather the tzaddikim sit with their crowns on their heads and enjoy the radiance of the Shechinah." According to most commentators<ref>Among them are Raaved, Ramban and more.</ref>, this refers to the world after Techiyas Hameisim. Therefore, if there will be no procreation, there will apparently be no need for marriage. However, the Rambam's opinion is that the Gemara refers to Gan Eden, where there are no physical phenomena. But after Techiyas Hameisim there will be marriage. According to the Rambam's view, there is a discussion whether every husband and wife who arise in Techiyas Hameisim will need to marry again, since their death severed their connection, or if the Kiddushin from before Techiyas Hameisim will remain valid after resurrection.
-The Chida discusses a similar case regarding whether someone who died and was subsequently brought back to life by a Navi or Tzaddik needs to perform Kiddushin again with his wife. The Chida concludes that this type of death is not a regular death, and therefore the woman remains betrothed to her husband. From his words, it appears that a regular death does permit the widow to remarry, nullifies the original Kiddushin, and even if the woman didn't remarry, the original Kiddushin is not valid after Techiyas Hameisim. However, there are those who disagree and maintain that unlike divorce, death is not considered an action that severs Kiddushin, but rather a state of being, where as long as the spouse doesn't exist, his wife is permitted to marry someone else. Therefore, as long as the wife didn't remarry and her husband returns after Techiyas Hameisim, the original Kiddushin remains valid and there's no need to perform new Kiddushin.
+The Chida discusses a similar case regarding whether someone who died and was subsequently brought back to life by a Navi or Tzaddik needs to perform Kiddushin again with his wife<ref>For example, the Ben HaShunammite who was resurrected by Elisha, or the Amora Rabbi Zaira who was resurrected by Rabbah.</ref>. The Chida concludes that this type of death is not a regular death, and therefore the woman remains betrothed to her husband. From his words, it appears that a regular death does permit the widow to remarry, nullifies the original Kiddushin, and even if the woman didn't remarry, the original Kiddushin is not valid after Techiyas Hameisim. However, there are those who disagree and maintain that unlike divorce, death is not considered an action that severs Kiddushin, but rather a state of being, where as long as the spouse doesn't exist, his wife is permitted to marry someone else. Therefore, as long as the wife didn't remarry and her husband returns after Techiyas Hameisim, the original Kiddushin remains valid and there's no need to perform new Kiddushin.
 == See Also ==
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 * Shlomo Raskin, Small Message for a Big Event, a collection of ideas and explanations for different stages of the wedding process
 * Collection of Sayings Regarding Wedding
+[[he:נישואין]]