יום ד Date: 26 Shevat, 5777 (2/22/17) – Bava Basra Daf 31 ~ Eliezer Guterman
FLIP-FLOPPERS [31a middle] R’ Nachman: Since a Beis Din (Jewish court) awards one party as the victor, they may also later change …
FLIP-FLOPPERS [31a middle] R’ Nachman: Since a Beis Din (Jewish court) awards one party as the victor, they may also later change …
STINKY SENSES [25a top] Mishnah: One must distance animal carcasses, graves, and tanneries fifty Amos from a town (so as not to …
DISPROPORTIONATE DUNG [25a top] Abba bar Zavda (some say Abba bar Zutra): If one is winnowing, he must distance himself from his …
OUTLYING OFFSHOOTS [24b top] Mishnah: When planting a tree, one must distance it at least twenty five Amos from the edge of …
BARREN BLOSSOMINGS [24b top] Mishnah: Abba Shaul: Any barren, non-fruit bearing, tree must be distanced fifty amos (for it is embarrassing/distasteful to …
QUIRKY QUESTIONS [23b bottom] Gemarah: A young dove which is found within fifty amos of a dovecote, belongs to the owner of …
FORKED FEET [23b bottom] R’ Yirmiyah: What is the law regarding a young dove which has one foot within a fifty amos …
MIGRANT MAKEUPS [22a top] Ezra decreed for the Jewish nation that peddles should go from town to town selling cosmetics (for them …
FATAL FORMULATIONS [22a bottom] R’ Yosef said to R’ Dimi of Nehardea, “The G-d who does not delay in punishments (like by …
*Dedicated by Tani to his wife Daniella, who is a Jewish education teacher.* ENRICHING EDUCATION [21a top] R’ Yehoshua ben Gamla instituted that …