יום א Date: 17 Teves, 5777 (1/15/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 111 ~ Eliezer Guterman

PREPARATIONAL PLANNING

[111a top] Mereimar and Mar Zutra used to hire workers for each other. This way, just in case they could not pay the wages on time, they would not be violating prohibitions [for these laws do not apply when agents do the hiring (since workers do not have full intentions that the ones hiring them will 100% get them paid, therefore their work is not as absolutely binding)].
R’ Rosner quoting Tosephos: These righteous individuals were not simply trying to violate prohibitions without repercussions. Rather, if they just got too busy they would not have to be in a bad situation (even if were in the right at the time and technically were temporarily excused from making payments).

D-E-ep Thoughts: We should always try to avoid Aveiros and problematic positions from the beginning. Instead of getting caught in sticky situations, we should forecast with fences to keep unconditionally Kosher.

Today’s P.I.P. (Put Into Practice) TIP: Whenever we have to enter questionably territories, we should pray to Hashem to help guard us, strengthen our borders, check in on our progress, and then assess, review, and thank when finally finished and through.