Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Daf 68- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the meaning of the word Mashkanta ?

A. From the word Shochain , which means he becomes the closest neighbor with rights to the field.
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Q. How does this connect to the word Shechina ?
A. Hashem should be our closest neighbor.

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Q. What are the dangers of a using an inappropriate remark ?

A. A Sage gave an example of what would be if so & so died ...
& it came to be. We learn to avoid all forms of negative remarks.

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Q. How can one make a deal with a store to sell his product ?

A. Not just for half the profits , he needs to also pay for the work involved.
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Q. How much of a salary ?

A. There are 3 opinions :

R. Meir - it dosent matter whether a lot or a little.

R. Yehuda - even a small , causual amount.

R. Shimon b. Y. - a full amount.

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Q. What is a sayoch ?

A. A baby donkey.
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Q. Who did Rava refer to as a great person ?

A. Rav Illish.

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