[Avodah] the cohen gadol and marriage to a pubescent girl

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' David Riceman asked:
> Just to back up a bit, is the age of majority prescribed in
> halacha d'oraysa or d'rabbanan? Logically it should be
> d'oraysa, since that's the age when hiyuvim d'oraysa begin.
> OTOH I know of no Biblical source prescribing either age or
> physical characteristics for onset of majority.

I once heard that adulthood for mitzvos is a "shiur", just like a kezayis of matza, or techum Shabbos -- and as such it is a Halacha L'Moshe MiSinai.

Unfortunately I have no source.

Akiva Miller

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