{"id":3311,"date":"2016-11-18T01:34:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T01:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2016-11-24T01:35:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T01:35:48","slug":"%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%95-date-17-cheshvan-5776-111816-bava-metzia-daf-53-eliezer-guterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/?p=3311","title":{"rendered":"\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d5  Date: 17 Cheshvan, 5776 (11\/18\/16) \u2013 Bava Metzia Daf 53 ~ Eliezer Guterman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ATTRACTIVE ANTIPODES <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[53a bottom] <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gemarah<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Biblical and Rabbinic <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ma\u2019aser<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (tithes) cannot combine.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ran<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In order for something to become <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitul<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (nullified) there has to be a clash of items [ie: milk falling into more than 60 times its amount of chicken soup]. Since the smaller amount is defined as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halachically<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> insignificant, it gets overpowered and redefined as the majority state. But if there is no clash with two like items, there is no concept of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitul <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(since they coexist) [ie: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u2019 Yehudah<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: two different types of animal bloods mixed together still maintain separate identities]. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>D-E-ep Thoughts#1 <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(based on Ran &amp; R\u2019 Rosner)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Things that are similar to each other strengthen instead of weakening. Like positive friends\/groups helps like positive individuals (since they emit commonality). But, if people are good and hang out with too many opposite individuals, they may (Heaven forbid) get \u2018swallowed up\u2019 and become nullified to them.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>D-E-ep Thoughts#2<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in a marriage and with Chavrusas (learning partners) we strive for clashing and opposites in order to produce greatness. We are tasked with nullifying our own egos to build and grow in relationships. Here, if people are too similar, there will be no common net result (and they will remain separate units instead of bonding). This is why we look for people who will help challenge us and not be simply satisfied with yes-men.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATTRACTIVE ANTIPODES [53a bottom] Gemarah: Biblical and Rabbinic ma\u2019aser (tithes) cannot combine. Ran: In order for something to become Bitul (nullified) there has to be a clash of items [ie: milk falling into more than 60 times its amount of chicken soup]. 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