Saturday, May 9, 2009

Daf 16 - Quiz

Q. When Mar Zutra & R. Ashi debate an issue which way does the Halacha go ?

A. The second Tosfos says we follow Rav Ashi for 3 reasons
He was the later Sage , he was greater in wisdom & in number.

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Q. Is a gift more like an inheritance or like a purchase ?

A. It is a dispute.
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Q. What did Rav Nachmans father do ?

A. He was a scribe who worked for the Beis Din of Shmuel.

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Q. Where does it say in the Torah Be good or Be a nice Person ?

A. Dvarim 6:18.
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Q. Where do find in one verse the word TOV / good , 3 times in various forms ?


A. Ibid.
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Mitzvos of the Week

Behar has 24 Mitzvos
Bechukosai has 12

Behar begins with 4 laws of Shmita & 6 laws of Yovel.

Imagine that someone works 12 hour days & it is as if they are chained to their work.
Imagine the business is running the Owners , not the other way around.
Comes the Torah & says take off for a whole year !
Is that possible ? What a significant message. !
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Friday, May 8, 2009

Daf 15 - Quiz

Q. What is the difference between a loan that is recorded on a shtar or one that was left verbal ?

A. If it is only verbal one cannot collect from fields that were sold.

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Q. Who was R. Chinana bar Shilas ?
A. A scribe in the days of Shmuel.
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Q. What type of halachic issues did Shmuel deal with on a daily basis ?

A. Monetary issues.
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Q. What is an apotiki ?

A. A field that was designated to be used for collections. 3 words- from this , come to collect.

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Q. What happens if a man gave his sister some money & claims that its for a marriage proposal to marry her ?
A. Rav - she should hold it for him & return it if he asks for it.
Shmuel - it is considered a gift & we pasken this way.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Daf 14 - Quiz

Q. What do we assume if we find a document without a guarantee in it ?

A. We assume the scribe left it out in error.

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Q. Are there any exceptions ?
A. Yes. By a contract of a purchase where a person may be Mochel.

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Q. One who sold a field with a guarantee , at what point does the seller need to get involved ?

A. Right away.
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Q. One who sold a field but it was than discovered that it was not his to sell , what do we return to the innocent buyer ?

A. Rav - everything , his initial payment & his layout for upkeep.

Shmuel - only his initial payment.

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Q. What is Shmuels reason ?

A. The money is like a loan. If he gives back more it will look like an interest payment.
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Q. If someone stole a field & ruined it can he just say here is your field back ?

A. No. He needs to pay for the damages.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Daf 13 - Quiz

Q. In what case do all agree that one who found a document may not return it ?

A. If it contains a lien on property.
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Q. If someone plans to ask for a loan , is he permitted to have a document prepared in advance to give to the lender when he will receive the loan ?

A. Yes
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Q. What is a daitiki ?
A. A will of one who is ill. This should stand.

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Q. What is a Shover ?

A. A receipt which breaks the original document by saying it was paid.
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Q. What is the concern to avoid returning a note when the borrower admits to it ?
A. It may have been paid up & they are trying to steal from the lien.
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Q. Which 2 Sages debate how to learn the dispute of R. Meir & the Chachomim of our Mishna ?
A. R. Elozer & R. Yochanon.
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Daf 12 - Quiz

Q. If a 10 year old boy or girl finds a hundred dollars who gets to keep it ?

A. If there is no Siman their Father gets it.

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Q. Is a poor worker allowed to have his children follow behind as he works to collect the gleanings for the poor ?

A. Yes.
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Q. What are 2 reasons one may not own a lion or a wild dog ?

A. They may harm someone ,
They may scare away poor people whe come for charity.
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Q. What if a 15 year old son who stays at home found something ?

A. Shmuel - he keeps it.
R. Chiya bar Abah - its the Fathers.
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Q. What if he hired a worker to collect finds such as fish but the worker also found a box of gems who gets it ?
A. The employer. Rambam.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Daf 11- Quiz

Q. When does a persons yard acquire things for them even without their awareness ?

A. If the place is enclosed.
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Q. Which is the only Mitzva that one cannot fulfill if he never forgets anything ?

A. To leave a forgotten bundle for the poor.
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Q. If a field is not enclosed what other option is there to enable the field to acquire something for him?

A. If he is there to watch it.

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Q. Why did they give R. Yehoshua ben Chananya Maaser Rishon ?

A. He was a Leivi.

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Q. Why did they give R. Akiva ben Yosef Maaser ani ?

A. He was a Gabai Tzedaka.
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Q. Can a person be forced to accept a gift ?
A. No.

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Q. If he received it & than says I don't want it , what happens ?

A. It becomes hefker.

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Q. What if he says from the beginning I refuse to accept it ?

A. It belongs to the original owner.
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Daf 10- Quiz

Q. If a worker finds a purse of gold during his work hours & there is no Siman who gets to keep it ?

A. That worker.
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Q. Why does a Jewish worker who is hired by a Jewish Boss have the right to quit even in the middle of a workday ?
A. We are all Hashems servants first !
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Q. If someone saw a find first & he falls on top of it does that make it his ?

A. No.
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Q. What is the power of aquiring a find that is within 4 Amos around a person ?

A. It is a Rabbinical institution to let that person own it so as to prevent fights.
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Q. Why dosent this work when someone lays down on something ?

A. Because he is showing that he does not want the rule to assist him.
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Q. Does a minor have the power of a yard or 4 amos ?

A. Reish Lokish - no
R. Yochanon - yes.

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Q. What is the point of dispute ?
A. R. L. - a yard is like an agent.
R. Y. - it is like ones hand.
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Q. If one person sends another to do a sin who gets most of the blame ?
A. The one who does it.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Daf 9- Quiz

Q. If someone found an item that was hefker & he lifted it up partially , does he acquire it. ?

A. Not yet.
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Q. How can there be a case where 3 people will end up owning the animals rope ?

A. Where one person is riding the animal & the other is holding the end of the rope & a third grabs the middle of it.
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Q. If he was told to acquire the animal in the usual way , what is that ?
A. Not to ride it in the city where it is not proper.

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Q. Where & for who might it be valid ?

A. In a riding area ,
For a dignified person or an undignified one , or for a woman.
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Q. When can a person acquire items on the back of an animal through the animal ?

A. If the animal is tied up so that it cannot walk.

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Q. What about in a rowboat ?

A. He does acquire things.

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Q. If a person asks someone to pick up a find for him & the listener takes action & then claims he did it for himself , can he keep it ?
A. Yes.
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Q. How can a person become an instant pauper ?

A. By saying all of his assests are hefkar.
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Mitzvos of the week

63 in Parshas Emor.

22 relating to Kohanim
12 offerings without blemishes
29 regarding the holidays
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63

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