יום א Date: 30 Shevat, 5777 (2/26/17) – Bava Basra Daf 35 ~ Eliezer Guterman
COMMUNITY CONCERNS [35b top] R’ Chiya: A man who robs the public is not considered a robber in the legal sense, [R’ …
COMMUNITY CONCERNS [35b top] R’ Chiya: A man who robs the public is not considered a robber in the legal sense, [R’ …
PROPER PRIESTHOOD [31b bottom] Mishnah: R’ Yehudah: We do not raise a person to a Kehunah (priestly) status on the basis of …
FLIP-FLOPPERS [31a middle] R’ Nachman: Since a Beis Din (Jewish court) awards one party as the victor, they may also later change …
STINKY SENSES [25a top] Mishnah: One must distance animal carcasses, graves, and tanneries fifty Amos from a town (so as not to …
DISPROPORTIONATE DUNG [25a top] Abba bar Zavda (some say Abba bar Zutra): If one is winnowing, he must distance himself from his …
OUTLYING OFFSHOOTS [24b top] Mishnah: When planting a tree, one must distance it at least twenty five Amos from the edge of …
BARREN BLOSSOMINGS [24b top] Mishnah: Abba Shaul: Any barren, non-fruit bearing, tree must be distanced fifty amos (for it is embarrassing/distasteful to …
QUIRKY QUESTIONS [23b bottom] Gemarah: A young dove which is found within fifty amos of a dovecote, belongs to the owner of …
FORKED FEET [23b bottom] R’ Yirmiyah: What is the law regarding a young dove which has one foot within a fifty amos …
MIGRANT MAKEUPS [22a top] Ezra decreed for the Jewish nation that peddles should go from town to town selling cosmetics (for them …