Daf 29 - Quiz

Q. How responsible is someone who is watching an item he found ?

A. Raboh - like a Shomer Chinom.
R. Yosef - a Shomer Sochor

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Q. If he sold the item & is now holding the money instead , how responsible is he ?

A. R. Tarfon - he may use the money thus he is like a Shoel.
R. Akiva - he may not use it & he is less responsible.
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Q. But what if he found actual money with a siman that he is obligated to return , may he use that ?

A. No. & he is like a Shomer Sochor.
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Q. What are the rules of taking care of a found object while waiting for the owner ?

A. Each item according to its needs so that it does not get ruined.

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Q. Where was the best place to buy Tefilin in the days of Abayei ?
A. By Bar Chovu.
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Q. If you borrowed a pen for 10 minutes & than someone asked you if they can use for a moment to write one word is that permitted ?

A. No.
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Q. What type of water should a person avoid drinking ?
A. Warm water.

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Q. How can a person lose money quickly ?
A. By not supervising his staff.
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Daf 28 - Quiz

Q. Is relying on a siman a Torah law or Rabbinical ?

A. This is a question in the Gemara. The Rambam concludes that a Siman Muvhak is Torah law.

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Q. What can be better than Simonim ?
A. Witnesess.
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Q. How many Jews came back initially when they built the second Beis Hamigdosh ?

A. 42,360
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Q. Should a finder announce what type of item he found ?
A. Yes

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Q. Where did they anounce finds in Yerusholayim ?

A. There was a high stone platform which was used.

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Q. Where should we anounce nowadays ?
A. In public areas such as Shuls & Yeshivas.
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Q. If someone finds a working animal what should he do ?

A. Let him put it to work up to 12 months if that's feasible if it will pay for itself ...
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Daf 27- Quiz

Q. How many specific items does the Torah mention regarding lost & found , in Dvarim 22 ?

A. 4. An ox , sheep , donkey & garment.

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Q. How is a garment different than the other 3 ?
A. It is man made thus it may have a siman.
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Q. What is the root of the word Simlah ( a garment ) ?

A. Sheim loh - it has a name for itself.
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Q. If you find an item worth less than a peruta what should you do ?

A. There is no obligation.
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Q. What is the most significant facial feature for purposes of identification ?

A. The nose.
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Q. What is the connection between the nose ( chotem ) & a sin ( chait ) , it is the same hebrew word ?

A. We need to avoid sticking our noses into the wrong places that may lead to sins.
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Daf 26- Quiz

Q. What if someone finds rusty treasures in an old wall ?

A. The finder keeps it.

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Q. What about in a new wall ?

A. It depends on the item , if we can tell who put it in, they get it.
If not , depends if it is in the outer half of wall or the inner half.
If the wall is filled with it they divide.
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Q. How often were the streets of Yerusholayim swept ?
A. Every day.

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Q. What is the name of a Sage whose name is that of one who is considered as Reuven & Shimon & whose Fathers name is that of the Father of all the Shevotim ?

A. Rav Menashe ben Yaakov.

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Q. How can someone pick up a quarter & in the process transgress one aseih & 2 lavin ?

A. If he saw the person drop it & he rushed to pick it up before yiush in order to steal it -
He transgresses - return it
- don't steal &
- don't refrain from returning.
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Q. When do we say that you may keep what you found even while the owner seems to be looking for it ?

A. If you saw him drop money into sand , even if he brought a sifter & he seems to be searching for it you may keep it if you find it first.
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Daf 25 - Quiz

Q. What should he do if he finds scattered coins or piles of coins ?

A. The piles need to be anounced because they can be identified.
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Q. What if there is an empty container next to items that may have fallen from the container ?

A. We need to determine if they are probably together or not.

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Q. What if someone claims I lost a bill with my name written on it is that a valid siman ?

A. No. He may have spent it.

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Q. What can be special with 3 coins ?
A. The way they are stacked.
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Q. If something may have been left there intentionally what should you do ?

A. Leave it.
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Q. What is a hamnik ?

A. A fork. See R. Chananel.
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Daf 24 - Quiz

Q. What is the overall common denominator of the 3 matters that one should conceal ?
A. Tosfos explains issues to maintain Peace.

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Q. If someone would dry his hands on someone else s garment what else is he suspected of ?

A. Stealing other items as well.

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Q. How is it possible for there to be a container of wine that only one Jew is allowed to drink ?

A. If it was lost & found in a place that has mostly non-Jews , the wine becomes forbidden to all. But if the owner has a siman & he gets it back , he alone may drink it.
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Q. How is it possible that you may keep a certain find & at the same time you are obligated to return it ?
A. If most of the area are non-Jews & there is yiush but there may still be a requirement of going beyond the basic law to still return it.
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Q. Who was greater R. Ami or R. Asi ?
A. Tosfos says that R. Ami was greater. They were both Kohanim & chaveirim.
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Daf 23- Quiz

Q. What is meant by - one may not pass by food ?

A. Rashi & Tosfos - one has to pick it up.

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Q. Why ?
A. Some say just as we may not leave a Sefer on the floor , we surely pick it up , so too , food is a great miracle of Hashem , the fuel that keeps us alive. We must treat it with respect.

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Q. What is the common denominator between
Don't pass by food &
Don't pass by a Mitzva opportunity ?

A. Treat them both right as we said above.
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Q. What would be definite yiush ?

A. If the owner said - woe I lost it.
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Q. If you find something in the street that appears to have been left there intentionally , should you leave it there for the owner ?
A. No. Take it & anounce it.

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Q. Can a knot or the place be a valid Siman ?
A. Yes.
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Q. What may be an even better Siman ?
A. The measurements , wieght , or the amount of items.

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Q. What unusual shape of a cut of meat is used as an example of a siman ?

A. A triangle.
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Q. Who used that shape ?

A. Raboh bar Rav Huna.
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Q. Which 3 areas is a person encouraged to be careful not to speak so freely ?
A. About his learning - be humble.
- about his personal behavior - be modest.
- about favors others have done for him - be discreet.
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