יום ו Date: 15 Adar, 5775 (3/6/15) – Kesuvos#32 {Eliezer}

BUBBLE BUSTERS

[32b top] Ulla: In cases of dual penalties (involving both money and lashes), a person pays and does not receive lashes. Ritva explaining Tosephos: Malkus (lashes) is a harsher punishment (and we would normally administer the harsher of the two), but since a second party is involved, we must take that account into consideration as well [as we do not want others to lose out on monies owed to them].

D-E-ep Thoughts: Even though the court needs to impose penalties and punishments to an individual, it may never come at another’s expense. We must always remember that we do not live in bubbles and that our actions affect people outside of ourselves. When we are able to understand the oneness and connectedness with people around us we will be able to care for others as if they literally were ourselves.