Lost Sneakers
When he got to the yeshiva, he realized the bag with the sneakers had fallen off his knapsack. He retraced his steps, but could not find it.
Is Money Everything? (Bava Metzia 47b)
What incentive does the seller have to salvage the object from fire if, at the end of the day, the loss is for the buyer?
Daf Yomi
The Case Of The Conflicting Commitments!
‘A Breach Of Faith’
(Bava Metzia 49a)
Taillight Ticket
Thus, if the ticket was issued to the owner, the driver has no obligation to reimburse him.
Daf Yomi
Ensnarement and Atonement
‘The Only Proper Guarding Of Coins Is In The Ground’
(Bava Metzia 42a)
Who Stole?
The two were the same height and dressed similarly, so Shlomie could not discern who had taken the money.
Are Finders Keepers?
The Torah requires us to return lost property to its owner. It follows that if the lost property has no owner, there is no duty to return it and the finder may keep it.
Benevolent Justice
That would be cheating the rightful party and an injustice. Some authorities write that doing so would be considered a taus b'dvar mishna, a mistrial, and the compromise is null and void.
Daf Yomi
The Difficult Choice
‘His Father’s Lost Object And His Rebbe’s Lost Object…’
(Bava Metzia 33a)
Who Owns The Baseball?
What happens if two people are holding on to abandoned property and each claims to have found it first?
Daf Yomi
The Majority Rule
‘If The Majority Are Israelites…’
(Bava Metzia 24a-b)
Sukkos Rental
The point of the dispute is whether we follow the Torah's terminology, that Shemini Atzeres is independent, or people's common parlance, that Shemini Atzeres is included in Sukkos.
Daf Yomi
The Physician’s Dilemma
‘It Came Into His Hand While Forbidden’
(Bava Metzia 21b)
The Laws of Yom Kippur 5777
Preparing for Yom Kippur, Erev Yom Kippur, Halachot of the Fast, Those who are exempt from fasting, Yom Kippur, End of the Fast
Gazalnu – We Stole
Mr. Krumbein firmly accepted upon himself to return to those he knew he had cheated and also to donate to the local shul and community center.
Daf Yomi
‘Stop, Thief!’
‘Are Identifying Marks Biblical Or Rabbinic?’
(Bava Metzia 18b)
Air Conditioner Running
The Bergs spent Rosh Hashanah in the apartment and then went on to their relatives.
Daf Yomi
The ‘False’ Rumor
‘If One Found Notes of Acquisition’
(Bava Metzia 14a)
Festive Or Somber?
Looking from mother to father I would wonder: Is Rosh Hashanah a happy day or a sad day?
Two Days Rosh Hashanah, Eruvin, And Eggs
From this decree on, the two days of Rosh Hashanah – unlike the two days of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot – were no longer celebrated out of doubt but out of certainty.
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