Monthly Archives: August 2023

A couple of days ago we introduced the concept of severance pay or a severance gift for an emancipated עֶבֶד עִבְרִי, known as הַעַנָקָה [from “הַעֲנֵ֤יק תַּעֲנִיק֙ ל֔וֹ”]. We’re going to be noting the source פְּסוּקִים for this (Devarim 15:13-14) … Continue reading →

Yesterday we discussed how one goes about being קוֹנֶה an עֶבֶד with כֶּסֶף, and today we’ll switch our focus to acquisition via שְׁטַר. We begin atop דף ט״ז עמוּד א: וּבִשְׁטָר. מְנָלַן? אָמַר עוּלָּא: אָמַר קְרָא: ״אִם אַחֶרֶת יִקַּח לוֹ״ … Continue reading →

  (A)WHICH עֶבֶד is the PASUK DISCUSSING? (B)THINGS MENTIONED in the PASUK THAT FREE THE עֶבֶד (C)OTHER LAWS MENTIONED in the PASUK 1) PARSHAS MISHPATIM(Shemos 21:2-6) עֶבֶד sold byBeis Din Six years Nirtza 2) PARSHAS MISHPATIM(Shemos 21:7-11) Amah Ivriyah Simanim,Gira’on … Continue reading →

In the daily offerings of “Blog Yomi”, we’re in the midst of looking at the institution of marriage from the acquisition standpoint. The ongoing theme, one that the causal reader is sure to find androcentric, is that a woman is … Continue reading →

We’re starting on the last line of דף י״ג עמוּד ב, with another concept culled from the Mishnah. Before we state it, this may give you flashback to מַסֶכֶת יְבָמוֹת, and some of the fine entries we shared from Adam … Continue reading →

We begin on דף י״ב עמוּד ב: הָהוּא גַּבְרָא דְּקַדֵּישׁ בְּצִיפְּתָא דְאָסָא, אֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ: וְהָא לֵית בַּהּ שָׁוֶה פְּרוּטָה! אֲמַר לְהוּ: תִּיקְדּוֹשׁ בְּאַרְבַּע זוּזֵי דְּאִית בַּהּ. שְׁקַלְתַּהּ וְאִישְׁתִּיקָא. אָמַר רָבָא: הָוֵה שְׁתִיקוּתָא דִּלְאַחַר מַתַּן מָעוֹת, וְכֹל שְׁתִיקוּתָא דִּלְאַחַר מַתַּן מָעוֹת, … Continue reading →

We begin on דף י״ב עמוּד א, doing this en route to Cincinnati early Friday AM for שַׁבָּת שֶׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת. You may recall that yesterday we discussed currency and the value with which קִידוּשִׁין can take place. Ultimately this may … Continue reading →

We’ll start on דף י״א עמוד א, having gotten bogged down a bit yesterday with בֶן בַּג בַּג and ideas about the derivation of two different types of קַל וָחוֹמֶר, one based on סְבָרָא (logic) and the other based on … Continue reading →

We begin toward the bottom of דף ט עמוּד ב. but I’m going to zoom past the issues that revolve around בִּיאָה שֶׁלֹא כְּדַרְכֶּה. We’ve been down this road before, and those interested can check out two entries in Wikipedia … Continue reading →

We begin on the last line of דף ח עמוּד ב: הָהוּא גַּבְרָא דַּהֲוָה קָא מְזַבֵּין חוּמְרֵי פְּתַכְיָיתָא The Gemara relates: There was a certain man who was selling “buttons”. The language here, as Rabbi Stern points out, is fascinating. … Continue reading →