יום ג Date: 19 Teves, 5777 (1/17/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 113 ~ Eliezer Guterman
ROYAL RADIANCES [113b bottom] Abaye: R’ Shimon ben Gamliel, R’ Shimon, R’ Yishmael and R’ Akiva, all maintain that all Jews are …
יום ב Date: 18 Teves, 5777 (1/16/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 112 ~ Tani Guterman
FORGETTING FEES [112b middle] Gemarah: Since an employer is preoccupied with his workers, he may forget whether he paid them or not. …
יום ב Date: 18 Teves, 5777 (1/16/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 112 ~ Eliezer Guterman
WITHHOLDING WAGES [112a top] R’ Yosi the son of R’ Yehudah: One who does not pay his worker is tantamount to taking …
יום א Date: 17 Teves, 5777 (1/15/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 111 ~ Tani Guterman
PROPERLY PRIORITIZING [111b middle] Gemarah: If one hired two workers, one wealthy and one poor, and he only has enough funds to …
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 …
שבת Date: 16 Teves, 5777 (1/14/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 110 ~ Tani Guterman
DELAYED DISBURSEMENTS [110b bottom] Braisa: Rabbis: If one hires a day worker, he has through the entire night to pay the worker’s …
שבת Date: 16 Teves, 5777 (1/14/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 110 ~ Eliezer Guterman
HOLY HANDOUTS [110b bottom] Gemarah: The Torah states, “Do not leave over a worker’s pay until the next morning.” R’ Rosner: The …
יום ו Date: 15 Teves, 5777 (1/13/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 109 ~ Tani Guterman
MAJOR MISTAKES [109a bottom] Rava: Teachers of children, gardeners, butchers, Mohels (circumcisers), and town scribes are all considered as having been ‘forewarned’ …
יום ו Date: 15 Teves, 5777 (1/13/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 109 ~ Eliezer Guterman
POPULACE PROCRASTINATORS [109a bottom] R’ Yosef hired a gardener to plant a vineyard for him (that would also receive a percentage) who …
יום ה Date: 14 Teves, 5777 (1/12/17) – Bava Metzia Daf 108 ~ Tani Guterman
NEIGHBORLY NEPHEWS [108b bottom] Mishlei [Perek27Pasuk10]: “Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far away.” Prac-T-cal Tidbits: We should …