Friday, October 2, 2009

Bitochon special

Why is the hebrew word for trust in Hashem spelled with a Beis & Teis
Just as the word for stomach - beten ?
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Daf 42. Quiz

Q. Which Sage is considered a Tana at times who may even argue with a Mishna ?

A. Rav.
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Q. Why do people keep their need for a loan a secret ?

A. So that their asssests do not become devalued.

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Q. How is the word Chazaka used in 2 different ways ?

A. 1 - to do an act of chazaka to acquire a field.

2 - to be there for 3 years & thus establish proof that it is yours.
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Question

Why does the Torah instruct us first to take the 4 species in Vayikra 23 :40 and then 2 pesukim later it says to dwell in a Sukah ?
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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Daf 41. Quiz

Q. What is required to back up a chazoka claim so that the person can keep the property ?

A. A claim that explains how he got it.
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Q. Where does it say - open your mouth to defend those who are unable to speak ?

A. Mishlei 31:8.
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Q. Is it binding if someone was mochel in error ?

A. No.
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Q. Why does a shtar produce more of a kol than witnesses ?

A. They gather to write it & sign it so that everyone hears about it.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Daf 40. Quiz

Q. How many people are required to witness an act of acquisition ?
A. 2.

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Q. What about to certify a shtar ?

A. The 2 witnesses need to testify before 3.

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Q. If there was a kinyan do we assume that he also wants it in writing ?

A. Yes.

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Q. What is the concern if a lesson was not expressed specifically ?

A. The comparison may not be precise.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Daf 39. Quiz

Q. What is Shusa ?
A. Words.

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Q. How many people does one need to register a protest ?

A. There is a dispute - 2 or 3.
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Q. How often does a protest need to be repeated ?

A. Once before the end of each 3 year period.
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Q. Does he need to ask them to put it in writing ?
A. No. The witnesses may do so on their own.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Daf 38. Quiz

Q. When does a buyer of a tree own underneath it even 1000 amos ?

A. When that was their agreement.
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Q. What are the 3 sections of Eretz Yisroel regarding Chazoka ?

A. Yehuda , the other side of the Yardain & the Galil.
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Q. Which country took a year of travel to reach from Erets Yisroel in those days ?

A. Spain.
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Q. What is Mardin ?
A. Murder.
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Q. What is required to be a formal protest ?

A. So & so has stolen my field.
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Daf 37. Quiz

Q. What is the dispute between R. Zevid & R. Papa ?

A. When one person bought the trees & the other bought the land

R. Z. - the tree buyer has no land.

R. P. - he does get some land.

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Q. Does an average seller sell with a generous attitude or with some reluctance ?

A. R. Akiva - with a good eye.
Rabonon- with some negativity.
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Q. If someone has a vineyard but the vines are all crowded together



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