The Best Medicine

What do our Sages refer to as the Best Medicine ?

Silence !
Megila 18a.
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Daf 71- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Which Mitzva is greater ?

- to give an interest free loan to a Jew or charge a non Jew interest ?
A. The first one.

- to give a loan to a poor person or to one who is wealthy ?
A. The first.
- to give to a poor relative or to a poor neighbor ?
A. The first.
- to give to a poor person of your town or from cross country ?

A. The first.

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Q. Why is charging interest considered as denying Hashem ?
A. It shows the person thinks he can make more money without Hashems consent.
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Q. Which 2 laws apply to a widow ?

A. Not to have certain pets & not to live near certain people.
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Daf 70 - Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Is a person permitted to rent out his utensils for a fee & also charge if the item diminishes in value ?

A. Yes.
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Q. What is the status of a person who invests money in a manner of avak Ribis so that his chances are great to earn a profit & far from a loss ?

A. He is called a Rasha.

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Q. May one borrow or lend money to a non -Jew with interest ?

A. Yes.
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Q. Is that a Mitzva ?

A. The Rambam says yes , others say no.
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Q. Should a person be involved regularly in giving loans to non - Jews & charging interest ?
A. Its better to avoid it.

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Review Time

The sooner we stop talking when we say less,
The sooner we can begin doing.
Based on Avos 1:15
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Daf 69- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How much of a calf would be given to the one who fattens it ?

A. The entire head , plus half of the rest.
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What does the term godros refer to ?

A. Small animals.
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Q. What do partners need to do in order to seperate from each other ?

A. He can go before 3 to assess the value & divide the assests. If it is regular coins he can do it on his own.
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Q. May a person lend money & charge as a rental ?
A. No.
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Q. What may happen as a result ?

A. He can lose all of his assests.
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Q. Which 2 forms of increase are permissible ?

A. - you may give someone a gift so that he should give someone a loan.
-or give someone a gift so that he should tell someone to give you a loan.

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Q. What is the rule of this ?

A. Ribis is only forbidden when it comes from the borrower to the lender.
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Q. If someone rents a field may he also add a loan to the deal so that he can invest in improving the field & paying for it all later ?

A. Yes.
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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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Sayings that Matter

The journey of one step or of a hundred steps begins with a prayer to Hashem.
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Daf 67 - Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is Navla ?

A. Rashi says either a womans name or it refers to an unknown person.
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Q. What difference is there whether something is real Ribis or only dust of Ribis ?

A. Whether the Judges will have him pay it back.
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Q. Why are the laws different when orphans are involved ?

A. Because the local Beis Din are considered as their Father to defend their rights.
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Q. Why does a Torah scholar need to be more stringent ?

A. Rashi explains so that others do not learn to treat an issur lightly.

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Q. What is the Mashkon of Sura ?

A. They would write on the document that at the end of the designated amount of years the field would go back without any payment.
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Q. Which great Sage acted as if he were an ordinary person ?

A. Revina , see last Tosfos.
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Saying to Motivate

Payless may be a good place to shop , but SAYLESS is part of the formula for greatness. See Avos 1:15.
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Daf 66 - Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the meaning of fatumei mili ?

A. Words that are merely to make someone feel good but not binding.
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Q. If someone made an agreement assuming something would happen but it didn't is that binding ?
A. There is a dispute whether or not an Asmachta is koneh.

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Q. What were the names of Rav Chisdas 2 sons ?

A. Mar Yenuka & Mar keshisha.

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Q. What does apotiki mean ?
A. Your payment will come from this.
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Q. What is the reason for the rule that if they said - " if this ..."
The kinyan is not binding ?

A. Because each person is thinking the outcome will be to his advantage.
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Daf 65 - Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What do we call it if its not really Ribis but it can still be forbidden ?

A. Mechzei kribis - it appears like it.
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Q. What is permissible by a rental but not by a sale ?
A. To charge more for payment per month.

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Q. When are you supposed to pay for a rental ?

A. At the end of the month.

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Q. If he sells a field but he is only receiving partial payment now , how should the deal be structered ?

A. Meanwhile acquire for as much as you paid & each of them may use the produce in the meantime.

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Q. Which Tana holds that if its only a one - sided possibility of Ribis it is permissible ?

A. R. Yehuda.
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Q. May one sell a house on condition that when the seller makes enough money he can buy it back ?
A. No.
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Q. What if the buyer makes that offer on his own ?
A. That is valid.
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3 of 613

There are 3 official Mitzvos in Chukas , & none in Balak.

397 - the Red Cow - to use its ashes for purification from Tumah.

398- laws of Tumah from the dead - it lasts 7 days etc.

399 - A pure person has to apply the process.

We learn that to live properly we need to avoid the dead which is symbolic of those who refuse to choose a life of Torah & Mitzvos.
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