Daf 36 - Quiz

Q. What are the 4 types of oaths ?

A. - Bitui - speaking
- Wasted
- Pikodon - our topic &
- Eidus - testimony.

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Q. Is one Shomer allowed to give it over to another Shomer without permission ?
A. No. Tosfos.

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Q. If he did , is he liable ?

A. Rav - no
R. Yochanon - yes.

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Q. One who agreed to watch something for someone can he have his wife & older children assist him ?

A. Yes.
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Q. What if the Shomer was negligent & the animal ran away but then it died a regular death , is he liable ?
A. It is a dispute.
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Daf 35- Quiz

Q. When do we make both sides swear ?

A. If he gave a loan & took an item for security but now he claims the item was stolen & that it was only worth half the amount :
The Malveh swears - that the item is not by him ,
The loveh swears - it was worth the full amount.
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Q. A person who receives a loan how does he think of his benefactor in glowing terms ?

A. Hashem made him wealthy because he is such a nice person.
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Q. What if a shomer claims he dosent know where he put the item he will try to find it ?
A. He is considered negligent & he needs to pay for it right away. Rambam.
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Q. What are some of the benefits of doing what is good in the eyes of Hashem ?

A. Hashem will act with goodness to you & He will give you His good land to inherit , see Dvarim 6:18.
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Q. Where was Ameimar from ?

A. Nehardoeh
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Q. What is the status of a husbands rights on the miluk property of his wife ?

A. As a buyer , not an heir.

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Q. One who rented an animal for a week & then lent it to someone else for a day & it died on that day , what do we do ?

A. There are 2 opinions -
- the renter swears that it died & he makes the money from the borrower.
- R. Yosi - the owner gets the money.
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Daf 34 - Quiz

Q. If something was stolen from a Shomer Chinom does he have to pay for it ?

A. He has 2 options -
- he can swear & be exempt ,
& if they find the theif he pays double to the owner.

- he can also choose to pay in which case he becomes the owner so that if they find the thief he pays double to the watchman.

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Q. What if they get the animal back does the watchman also get the wool shearings & the offspring ?
A. No.
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Q. What if he did not yet pay but he said he would ?
A. That is sufficent.

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Q. What if he just said I m responsible ?
A. Also good enough.

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Q. Which Braisos are most authoritative ?

A. The Tosefta of Dbei R. Chiya & Dbei R. Oshiya.
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Q. What if he first refused to pay but then he said he would ?
A. It is good.

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Q. We say Teiku on many of the questions , so what should be done ??
A. Rabeinu Chananel & Rambam say they split the money.
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Q. When he is willing to pay is that all ?

A. He also needs to swear that it is not in his reshus.
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Daf 33 - Quiz

Q. If a person finds something he himself lost & someone elses but he is only able to handle one of them , which comes first ?

A. His own is always first.
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Q. His Fathers or his Rebbis which comes first ?

A. His Rebbi.

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Q. How do we explain the difference between a Parent & a Rebbi ?

A. Parents brought us into this world , a Rebbi is one who enables us to merit the World to Come.

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Q. How do we know that a person should try to avoid poverty ?

A. From Davarim 15:4.
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Q. What are the 3 opinions of what defines one special Rebbi ?

A. R. Meir - taught him Gemara
R. Yehuda - most of his learning.
R. Yosi - even if he explained one Mishna.
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Q. Which type of learning is called the best form of study ?

A. Gemara.
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Q. Which learning should one always run to ?

A. Mishna.

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Q. Who will rejoice when Moshiach comes ?

A. All Jews.
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Daf 32 - Quiz

Q. Which is greater the Mitzva to honor Parents or the Mitzva to honor Hashem ?

A. They are equal in some ways.
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Q. But then what should one do if his Parents ask for something at the same time when he has an item to return ?

A. The Parents also have the Mitzva to return found items thus that comes first.
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Q. Which is greater to help unload an animal or to help load up ?
A. To unload.
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Q. What are 2 reasons why unloading is a great Mitzva ?

A. The animal is suffering & the owner may lose a lot.
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Q. What if his friend asks for help to unload & his enemy needs help to load which comes first ?

A. It is a Mitzva to load with his enemy first in order to subdue his evil inclination.
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Q. But how can one have an enemy dosent the Torah teach us not to hate each other ?

A. Tosfos explains that it must be that he saw that person doing a sin & he warned him but he refused to refrain. Now he has a Mitzva to hate him until he repents.
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Daf 31 - Quiz

Q. Can there ever be a case of returning a lost find by a field ?

A. Yes. If a flood is heading towards ones field & he has a way of blocking it.
Q. What if an animal is ruining ones field ?
A. The same Mitzva applies if he can stop it.
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Q. If someones animal escaped & you return it , is that sufficent or do you need to inform the owner ?
A. You do not have to inform him.
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Q. How many times is a person required to try to teach others the right way ?
A. Even 100 times.

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Q. What if you have a relative who needs charity , one who lives in your building who needs , in your city & in a different city , who should you help first ?

A. Rambam lists these 4 levels & says we have to follow this list of priorities.
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Q. Why is it that sometimes some opinions seem to say that the Torah is merely speaking the way people speak ?
A. The third Tosfos on 31b explains that it is only in unique cases where it is obvious from the verses.
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18 of 613

18 of the official Mitzvos are in Parshas Nosoi.

The word Nosoi means elevated & this Parsha includes the Blessings which Kohanim are to give & we are to receive to become elevated.
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Daf 30 - Quiz

Q. What are 2 concerns one may have when having guests over ?

A. Not to cause them to be envious of you & not to have them steal things.
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Q. Which 2 types of materials are fragile & thus should not be touched while waiting to return them ?

A. Gold & glass
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Q. If there is a sock for example in a cemetary or on the street who would be exempt from the Mitzva of returning it ?

A. A kohen is not permitted to enter a cemetary & a person who not carry his own sock is exempt.

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Q. What if a person would still like to return it even though it is beneath his dignity is it permitted ?

A. Yes. It is considered going beyond the requirements of the law.

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Q. What are 2 reasons for the destruction of Yerusholayim ?

A. For not going beyond the basic requirements & for sinas chinom. Tosfos.

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Q. How is it possible to get a Mitzva even 100 times ?

A. If he returned a lost animal & it ran away that many times.
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