יום ב Date: 9 Elul, 5776 (9/12/16) – Bava Kama Daf 104 {Eliezer}

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[104b bottom] R’ Huna was teaching and his son, Rabbah, asked him, “Did you say ‘Yeish-Talmud’ (that it is learned from the power of an actual verse) or ‘Yesh-talmu’ (that he has to pay, and it is rather learned out only from a logical derivation)?”

D-E-ep Thoughts: We should always try to be crystal clear with our words. Since speech carries tremendous power, we would never want to imply something other than our direct positive intentions (and never, G-d forbid, the opposite).