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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #73/Daf 74
We begin at the top of דף ע״ד עמוּד א: אָמַר רָבָא: הָנֵי בֵּי תְלָתָא דְּיָהֲבִי זוּזֵי לְחַד לְמִזְבַּן לְהוּ מִידֵּי וּזְבַן לְחַד מִינַּיְיהוּ – זְבַן לְכוּלְּהוּ. וְלָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא דְּלָא צָר וַחֲתֵים אִינִישׁ אִינִישׁ לְחוֹדֵיהּ. אֲבָל צָר וַחֲתֵים אִינִישׁ … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #72/Daf 73
Let’s begin at the bottom of דף ע״ב עמוּד ב with what Rabbi Stern describes as the Daf’s version of the Teamsters. Once again, we’re going through various scenarios to determine what is permissible in business dealings, as opposed to … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #71/Daf 72
We begin on דף ע״ב עמוּד א: תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלָּוָה מָעוֹת מִן הַנכְרִי בְּרִבִּית, וּזְקָפָן עָלָיו בְּמִלְוֶה, וְנִתְגַּיֵּיר. אִם קוֹדֶם שֶׁנִּתְגַּיֵּיר זְקָפָן עָלָיו בְּמִלְוֶה – גּוֹבֶה אֶת הַקֶּרֶן וְגוֹבֶה אֶת הָרִבִּית. וְאִם לְאַחַר שֶׁנִּתְגַּיֵּיר זְקָפָן עָלָיו בְּמִלְוֶה – גּוֹבֶה … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #70/Daf 71
We begin on דף ע עמוּד ב, with some aggadic statements about רִבִּית: ״מַרְבֶּה הוֹנוֹ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית לְחוֹנֵן דַּלִּים יִקְבְּצֶנּוּ״. מַאי לְחוֹנֵן דַּלִּים? אָמַר רַב: כְּגוֹן שַׁבּוּר מַלְכָּא The pasuk in מִשְׁלֵי states: “He who augments his substance [הוֹנוֹ] by … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #69/Daf 70
Due to the complexities involved in רִבִּית, as we continue to navigate the subject, I like to intersperse helpful overviews that complement our “regularly scheduled programming”, and here is a nice synopsis from the Denver Kollel. We’re continuing with the … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #68/Daf 69
Yesterday we discussed the “workaround” known as הֶיתֵּר עִיסְקָא. This is a halachically permissible way of structuring a loan so that it is technically a business investment rather than a הַלְוָאָה, and the prohibition of רִבִּית therefore does not apply. … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #67/Daf 68
We’re centered on דף פ״ח עמוּד א, and introducing the subject of mortgages. אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: אֲמַרוּ לִי סָבֵי דְּמָתָא מַחְסֵיָא: סְתַם מַשְׁכַּנְתָּא – שַׁתָּא. לְמַאי נָפְקָא מִינַּהּ? דְּאִי אָכֵיל לַהּ שַׁתָּא – מָצֵי מְסַלֵּק לֵיהּ, וְאִי לָא – לָא … Continue reading
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Rituals in Baseball
Bryce Harper has a ritual in the batter’s box prior to getting set for his swing. He’s been doing it as long as he can remember, and here’s a video of him doing it in his playing days with the … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #66/Daf 67
The discussion surrounding the concept of אַסְמַכְתָּא that we introduced yesterday continues today, as we begin toward the bottom of ס״ו עמוּד ב: אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן: הַשְׁתָּא דַּאֲמוּר רַבָּנַן אַסְמַכְתָּא לָא קָנְיָא, הָדְרָא אַרְעָא וְהָדְרִי פֵּירֵי. לְמֵימְרָא דְּסָבַר רַב נַחְמָן … Continue reading
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Blog Yomi – Bava Metzia #65/Daf 66
Fresh on the heels of חַד גַּדְיָא and “דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי”, we encounter a different kind of that becomes convoluted in terms of הָהוּא גַּבְרָא דְּזַבֵּין לֵיהּ אַרְעָא לְחַבְרֵיהּ שֶׁלֹּא בְּאַחְרָיוּת. Let’s begin at the bottom of דף ס״ה … Continue reading
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