Two questions:
1. Can a firstborn sell his firstborn share to anyone, or only within his class (sons)?
2. Can one sell one's right to his entire inheritance?
Barry Epstein, Dallas, USA
According to Rav Meir (who maintains that one can sell something he does not yet own -- "Adam Makneh Davar she'Lo Ba l'Olam"), anyone can sell his inheritance to anyone else. According to the Chachamim, one generally may not.
D. Zupnik
Thank you for your response. Which of the 2 opinions that you cite is halachah today?
Barry Epstein, Dallas, USA
The second opinion.
M. Kornfeld