שבת Date: 18 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/19/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 54 ~ Eliezer Guterman
PURE PLEASURES [54a bottom] R’ Yochanan: The verse states, “And you will call Shabbos ONEG (a pleasure).” GM’ Yerushalmi: What is “Oneg” Shabbos? …
יום ו Date: 17 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/18/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 53 ~ Eliezer Guterman
ATTRACTIVE ANTIPODES [53a bottom] Gemarah: Biblical and Rabbinic ma’aser (tithes) cannot combine. Ran: In order for something to become Bitul (nullified) there …
יום ה Date: 16 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/17/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 52 ~ Eliezer Guterman
PIOUS PAINS [52b middle] Mishnah: If he recognizes it (as a problematic coin), he should accept it back from him even after …
יום ד Date: 15 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/16/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 51 ~ Eliezer Guterman
LUXURIOUS LOSERS [51a bottom] Gemarah: There is a common saying that goes, “When you have sold something, you have lost.” [A seller …
יום ג Date: 14 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/15/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 50 ~ Eliezer Guterman
CATEGORICAL COMMANDMENTS [50b top] R’ Tarfon and the Rabbis argue about the parameters of Ona’ah (the prohibition of over/under charging). RambaN: The …
יום ב Date: 13 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/14/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 49 ~ Eliezer Guterman
MAGNIFICENT MEALS [49a middle] R’ Yochanan ben Masya’s son hired workers for his father and made a commitment to feed them. His …
יום א Date: 12 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/13/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 48 ~ Eliezer Guterman
PREDETERMINED PLOTS [48a top] Gemarah: Hashem exacted retribution from the Egyptians [who kept promising to let us go, but did not do …
שבת Date: 11 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/12/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 47 ~ Eliezer Guterman
PROMISING PROJECTS [47a top] Gemarah: A and B agree to exchange A’s donkey for B’s cow and sheep. If A took hold …
יום ו Date: 10 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/11/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 46 ~ Eliezer Guterman
AWKWARD ASSUMPTIONS [46a top] The Gemarah assumes that since a man is currently standing in a grainery, he should be able to …
יום ה Date: 9 Cheshvan, 5776 (11/10/16) – Bava Metzia Daf 45 ~ Eliezer Guterman
DELAYED DECONSECRATIONS [45a bottom] Beis Shammai: One may not deconsecrate Silver Selaim onto Gold Dinars out of concern that perhaps one might …