Location - Location

Why does the Torah seem to mention over & over that the Jews were in the Midbar ( wilderness /dessert ) when they received the Torah ?

Also why is this whole Chumash named after this location ?
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Daf 22- Quiz

Q. If a robber steals from the rich & gives to the poor , are they permitted to keep the spoils ?

A. If it was done openly & there is Yiush yes.
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Q. From which 2 words do we learn that a person can send a shliach to seperate Teruma on his behalf ?

A. Gam Atem.
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Q. What is a bustana ?
A. An orchard.
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Q. Why did Mar Zutra refuse to eat some fruits that were offered to him by a worker in an orchard ?

A. He was concerned that it was considered stealing from the owner.

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Q. What is example of a lost item even with a siman that a finder may keep ?

A. If it was swept away by a flood so that the owner surely gave up on it.

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Q. If the item has the type of siman that may trampled on , is it a valid Siman ?

A. Raboh - no.
Rava - yes.

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Q. What about the location ?

A. Raboh - no.
Rava - yes.
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Daf 21- Quiz

Q. If someone finds an item that he may not keep , what is the first obligation to focus on ?

A. To anounce it.

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Q. What are the 3 categories of examples the Mishna gives us in the list of 10 types of finds that one may keep ?

A. Food , clothing & money.
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Q. What if each item by itself you would be allowed to keep such as a loaf of bread & coins , but now you find them combined , the coins were in the bread ?

A. You are obligated to anounce it.

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Q. If it looks like the item had been left in a certain place a certain way , what should you do ?

A. One may not even touch it because the owner may be planning to come & retrieve it.
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Q. What is meant by Yiush shelo midaas ?
A. He will give up on it later but he is not yet aware of his loss.
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Q. So what should we do ?

A. Abayei - one may not keep it.
Rava - it is permissible.
We follow Abayei in this Halacha.
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Q. How often does an average person check on his wallet ?
A. Regularly , every once in a while.

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Q. How many official Mitzvos are there in Parshas Behar & Bechukosai ?

A. 24 in Behar , 12 in Bechukosai.
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Daf 20 - Quiz

Q. If someone sold a note for collection does that mean he has no more power over it ?

A. No. He can still waive the debt.
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Q. If an orphan girl steps away from a marriage through Miun how many people need to be present ?

A. 3.
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Q. How many items together are called an Aguda ?

A. 3.
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Q. What should be done if someone finds a loan document of others between his papers & he does not remember what its all about ?
A. Hold on to it until Eliyohu hanovi arrives.

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Q. What is an equivalent of Crazy ?

This is not a joke.
A. Lazy. See the Bach. ( It also ryhmes ).
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Q. What are 2 usages of the word Simpon ?
A. A receipt that breaks a shtar

* or a blemish that cancels a purchase.
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Q. What is the imaginary name of a Jew the Talmud uses that is a combination of two of the Shevotim ?
A. Yosef ben Shimon.

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Daf 19 - Quiz

Q. Which great Sage was an agent once to deliver a get ?

A. Raboh bar bar Chana
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Q. What is another name for the will of a dying person ?
A. Daitiki

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Q. Is an apotiki related ?

A. That is a document that designates a lien to collect from a specific field.
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Q. What is the difference between the gift of a well person or that of one who is very ill ?

A. If the documents were found - the first is not returned , the second is , at times.
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Q. What does kushta mean ?

A. Truth.
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Q. What should you do if you find a receipt ?
A. If the owner of the original document admits that its valid , return it. If they don't admit do not give it to either.
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Daf 18 - Quiz

Q. What is a common denominator of a Get , a freedom document , a will ,a gift document & a receipt ?

A. If they were found do not return them.

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Q. What if the person who had it written insists on still giving it ?

A. If we can determine that it is his it can be used.

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Q. What is the difference between the place where they sell flax & the place where they soak & process it ?

A. There are more people who frequent the place of selling.

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Q. Why is a question from a Mishna stronger than one from a Braisa ?

A. It is the ikar ( primary source ). Rashi

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Q. What is it called if the person identifying a document says there was a hole near a certain letter ?

A. A siman muvhak.
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Daf 17 - Quiz

Q. When can a person lose his credibility ?

A. If he claimed initially that the whole thing was not true , & than witnesess said otherwise , & now he claims , oh I paid already.

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Q. What if you find a certified document & you see it is dated for that same day , should you return it ?
A. Yes.

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Q. Is a predated Shtar kosher ?

A. No.
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Q. What is the secret for finding pearls ?

A. To know that they are disguised as rocks or concealed under rocks.
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Q. What is Maaseh Beis Din ?

A. Rashi explains a stipulation arranged by Beis Din

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Daf 8 - Quiz

Q. What are 3 ways one can aquire a find ?

A. Lift it up ,
Get it in his property ,
Have someone else lift it up for him.
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Q. If a person lifts up something completely for someone else is it valid for that person ?

A. Romi b. C. - yes
Rava - no.
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Q. What is a Mosaro ?

A. The rope with which an animal can be handed over.

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Q. How is that connected to the study of Mussar ?

A. That is how one can gain control , with Hashems help , of the evil inclination.

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Q. Why does the rope work for a Kinyan only when someone is selling it ?
A. Because he is giving it over to the buyer.
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Q. One who grabs the rope by a find does he get anything ?

A. Yes. The rope. See Rambam.
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Daf 7 - Quiz

Q. What are the 2 factors required in order to be able to make something Hekdesh ?

A. 1- to be his &
2- under his jurisdiction.

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Q. What is the case of 2 people holding a Talis that we say they divide it equally ?

A. If they were both holding the edges.

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Q. What if each had a part of the garment ?
A. They get what they were holding plus half of the rest.

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Q. What if there is a gold stripe on the side of the Talis closer to one of them ?

A. They still divide the value evenly.

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Q. What is the Toref of a document ?

A. The heading.

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Q. What is the tofes ?
A. The standard text.

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Q. What is the most significant part of the Toref ?
A. The date in order to collect from a lien on property.
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Daf 6 - Quiz

Q. When a person has to swear 3 oaths are they separate or all together ?

A. Rambam explains it is one oath that includes 3 points - that he was not negligent , he did not misuse it & he does not have it hidden somewhere.
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Q. Why would a person be more afraid to take a chance with a sofeik by an oath ?

A. Because it is not returnable.
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Q. When are words considered as action ?

A. If someone told hekdesh I will sell you this for x amount , the deal is locked in.

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Q. What are the 3 forms of Mitzvas Bechor ?

A. To redeem a firstborn son
To give a Kohen the firstborn of kosher animals,
To redeem a firstborn donkey.
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Q. Who sanctifies a Bechor ?

A. It comes automatically.
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Q. Are there any other animals that one needs to sanctify besides the firstborn ?

A. Yes. One has seperate one out of every 10 of his new animals for Maaser.
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