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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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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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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