יום ה Date: 25 Shevat, 5776 (2/4/16) – Gittin Daf 53 {Tani}

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DELIBERATE DAMAGE

[53a bottom] R’ Yochanan: The Sages made people liable for deliberate damage [even if the loss is unrecognizable, ie: produce made Tamei (impure)], so that everyone who becomes angry should not go and contaminate the produce of his/her fellow and proclaim, “I am not liable!”

Prac-T-cal Tidbits: We should always be at least as careful with our friends and neighbors belongings as we are with our own. Sometimes, we even need to be extra cautious with other’s possessions in order not to carelessly slip up. By sincerely caring for others we protect the world around us as well as improve ourselves in the process.