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From: yaakov simon
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:58:51 -0700 (PDT)
To: Rabbi Moshe Goldberger<rabbig@sakar.com>
Subject: Frum Torah search engine

Dear Rebbi, shlita There's a website ( 4torah.com ) that has in its database a list of many, many frum Torah websites on the Internet. You type a Jewish topic on 4torah.com , and it finds all the frum websites that have those terms.  Here's a quote from 4torah.com : "Search Torah topics from respected, pre-approved Torah sites. 4Torah.com was created to specifically exclude irrelevant results one could find using a standard Google search. We have customized Google's vast index to contain over 1.7 million Torah-related text pages in English, Hebrew, French, Spanish and other languages as well as audio and video formats. All are hand-picked and deemed trustworthy by our team of frum editors. " Recently, I recommended to the staff of 4torah.com to partner with a kosher Internet provider, koshernet.com , to limit Internet access to just the websites in the records of 4torah.com .  I hope they take my advice. Please publicize this handy website. Yaakov Simon

Daf 75- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How many types of problems can be avoided by not being rigid with others , but rather to be flexible , easy going & forgiving ?

A. Many , the Gemara lists 5.

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Q. Why should a person avoid Ribis even if its just to teach people lessons ?
A. The lesson may backfire & people may be tempted to sin.

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Q. Is it permissible to send a gift before or after a loan to help smooth the way or to show gratitude ?

A. No.

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Q. How many lavin does the lender transgress & the borrower ?

A. 6 for the lender ,
2 for the borrower.
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Q. How can it be forbidden to be first to give someone a Shalom greeting ?

A. If he borrowed money from him & did not yet pay up & he was not accustomed to greet him first.

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Q. When is it forbidden to even pass by a person ?

A. If he owes you money & cannot pay , so as not to embarass him.

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Daf 74- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is a situmsa which is koneh ?
A. A siman that marks off that this is what he bought.
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Q. If a deal was made but then the prices went down , can the buyer back out ?

A. If he said he only wanted it at the best price , but the seller wants to back - the seller has to accept a mi Shepora.

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Q. What does the Gemara answer as the case if its not a shliach ?

A. A merchant who buys & sells to make a profit.
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Q. If Rabon Gamliel did something does that mean we all need to do the same ?
A. Not if he only did it to be stringent on himself.
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Q. Who needs to give the seed , the sharecropper or the landowner ?

A. It depends on the custom of that area & on their agreement ?
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Daf 73- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Why does a respectable person have to be more careful to avoid leniencies ?

A. Because people tend to learn from his behaviour.
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Q. May a person buy in advance the wine production of a vineyard ?

A. Rav - no
Shmuel - yes.
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Q. Who was the grandfather of Rav Mori bar Rochel ?

A. Shmuel.

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Q. If there is a law that whoever pays the taxes may use the land , is a Jew permitted to use it ?
A. Yes.
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Q. What was Ravas brothers name ?

A. Rav Seurom.

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Q. How should we deal with troublemakers ?

A. Keep them busy with positive endeavors such as to pull the Ravs wagon.
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6 of 613

There are 6 official Mitzvos in Parshas Pinchos.
1 - the laws of inheritance

4- Various offerings

1- Blow Shofar on Rosh Hashana

There is a common theme
* the Shofar blasts serve to wake us up to live with focus
Learn from Pinchas to live for Hashem , bring Korbonos to serve Him & leave the right lessons as an inheritance to our families.
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Daf 72 - Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Can a non - Jew serve as a Shliach ?
A. No.

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Q. If someone made a loan with an interest charge & had it recorded in a shtar & now he regrets his misdeed & wants to do it right , does he lose it all or only the interest ?

A. R. Meir - he loses it all.
Chachomim - only the interest.

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Q. If someone made a predated or postdated document , is it valid ?

A. The first no , the second yes.

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Q. What is the 3 letter hebrew word Rashi uses to explain why the predated is posul ?

A. Sheker
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Q. What are the 2 options either of which can permit a person to negotiate a contract ?

A. Either there is an established market rate , or if the seller has some of the product in stock.

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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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Daf 64 - Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. May I pay a farmer now for all the milk his cows will produce this week ?

A. Yes.
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Q. Who came once towards the end of Ravs lecture ?
A. Rav Kahana.

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Q. May I buy a container of wine & say if it spoils before delivery the sale is off , but if the price changes either way , the deal stays ?
A. Yes it is valid.
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Q. One who gave a loan to someone is he allowed to
- live in that persons place for free or at a reduced rate ?
A. No & no.

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Q. Does that mean if someone received a loan from his friend he has to stop doing all favors to that person ?
A. Tosfos explains that things that he would have done before are still permissible.
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Daf 63- Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How many lessons does Rava derive from R. Oshayas teaching ?

A. 3.
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Q. What are they ?

A. - you are allowed to change a debt & give produce instead.
- but only if its in stock
- he holds like R. Yanai that you can even make up to get paid back with money.
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Q. Is a one - side possibility that may turn into Ribis permissible ?

A. - No.
- R. Yehuda - yes.

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Q. What should one wait for before making deals ?

A. For the market price to be established.
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Q. Why does that make a difference ?

A. Because he could have bought it elsewhere for that price.

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Q. Which town was near Hini & near Pumbedisa ?

A. Shili.
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Q. What is the Rule of Ribis ?

A. All forms of payment for waiting for money.
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