יום ה Date: 4 Adar, 5777 (3/2/17) – Bava Basra Daf 39 ~ Eliezer Guterman
CONTINUING CONCENTRATION [39a middle] R’ Huna the son of R’ Yehoshua: Things that people do not focus on (especially if they are …
CONTINUING CONCENTRATION [39a middle] R’ Huna the son of R’ Yehoshua: Things that people do not focus on (especially if they are …
CONTINUING COMMENTS [38b bottom] Rav: If an owner’s protest was made [against someone squatting on his land] in front of two crippled …
GIANT GENEROSITY [37a bottom] R’ Akiva: “A seller interprets the terms of a sale generously.” [If a man owns a field with …
FLAWED FIELDS [29a middle] R’ Nachman: If one is squatting on a ‘cracked’ (inferior/holey) field, he does not acquire it by living …
COMMUNITY CONCERNS [35b top] R’ Chiya: A man who robs the public is not considered a robber in the legal sense, [R’ …
FLIP-FLOPPERS [31a middle] R’ Nachman: Since a Beis Din (Jewish court) awards one party as the victor, they may also later change …
DISPROPORTIONATE DUNG [25a top] Abba bar Zavda (some say Abba bar Zutra): If one is winnowing, he must distance himself from his …
BARREN BLOSSOMINGS [24b top] Mishnah: Abba Shaul: Any barren, non-fruit bearing, tree must be distanced fifty amos (for it is embarrassing/distasteful to …
FORKED FEET [23b bottom] R’ Yirmiyah: What is the law regarding a young dove which has one foot within a fifty amos …
FATAL FORMULATIONS [22a bottom] R’ Yosef said to R’ Dimi of Nehardea, “The G-d who does not delay in punishments (like by …