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Daf In-Sight

Daf In-Sight

By Rabbi Effie Kleinberg

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Beitzah 18

Daf In-SightSep 17, 2021

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Bava Metzia 95

Bava Metzia 95

The deep and spiritual idea behind why hiring the owner with the borrowed item creates an exemption of liability
Jun 02, 202404:57
Bava Metzia 94

Bava Metzia 94

Is a husband considered "baalav imo" in his marriage to his wife- if his wife breaks something in the house is that her responsibility to pay for it?
May 31, 202404:46
Bava Metzia 93

Bava Metzia 93

How Yaakov Avinu taught us the standard for how carefully one should guard someone else's items
May 31, 202404:46
Bava Metzia 92

Bava Metzia 92

Can workers eat on the job? Is there a limit to how much?
May 30, 202404:17
Bava Metzia 91

Bava Metzia 91

When we say a person is exempt by dinei adam/earthly court but accountable by dinei shayamim/Hashem’s "court"- How do we view the monetary compensation?
May 29, 202404:54
Bava Metzia 90

Bava Metzia 90

Does the prohibition of asking a gentile to perform a otherwise prohibited activity for a Jew apply outside of the laws of Shabbat?
May 28, 202404:55
Bava Metzia 89

Bava Metzia 89

The parameters of separating challah from dough
May 27, 202404:43
Bava Metzia 88

Bava Metzia 88

Does the plate of food (the food itself) you are served when you are a guest belong to you? Can you betroth a woman with it?
May 26, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 87

Bava Metzia 87

The righteous tzadikkim say little and do a lot and the wicked make big promises and do nothing!
May 24, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 86

Bava Metzia 86

The greatness of hachnasat orchim and a special halacha related to the idea
May 24, 202404:43
Bava Metzia 85

Bava Metzia 85

The purifying and elevating aspect of the cave and it's lesson for our lives
May 23, 202404:44
Bava Metzia 84

Bava Metzia 84

The beautiful and tragic chavruta of Resh Lakesh and Rav Yochanan
May 22, 202404:44
Bava Metzia 83

Bava Metzia 83

Handing over Jewish criminals to the gentile authorities
May 21, 202404:44
Bava Metzia 82

Bava Metzia 82

If I'm involved in one mitzvah am I obligated to give tzedakah during the one mitzvah?
May 20, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 81

Bava Metzia 81

When an honest righteous person makes a mistake- how is he viewed?
May 19, 202404:54
Bava Metzia 80

Bava Metzia 80

The responsibility of a renter or mechanic to also guard over the item they are renting/fixing
May 17, 202404:37
Bava Metzia 79

Bava Metzia 79

Why we don't commemorate the yovel/50th year of shemitta as a remembrance
May 17, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 78

Bava Metzia 78

We are not "exacting"/medakdek with giving out Purim charity
May 16, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 77

Bava Metzia 77

Employment challenges in a time of war- e.g. agricultural workers being prevented from getting to fields because it is a closed military zone
May 15, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 76

Bava Metzia 76

Is an employer allowed to change the terms of a contract mid-job with salary increase? What are the employees rights to compensation for a worsening of terms?
May 14, 202404:54
Bava Metzia 75

Bava Metzia 75

Is a drafted IDF soldier allowed to volunteer for longer service? Is an exempt individual allowed to volunteer for army service?
May 12, 202404:40
Bava Metzia 74

Bava Metzia 74

The nature and parameters of "situmta" - verbal agreements & marking a sold product
May 12, 202404:53
Bava Metzia 73

Bava Metzia 73

Is it called "damage" when you prevent someone else from making a profit? What level of accountability would there be?
May 10, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 72

Bava Metzia 72

The case of the ketuba whose date did not reflect when the actual wedding took place!
May 10, 202404:54
Bava Metzia 71

Bava Metzia 71

The severity of the sin of lending with interest and who is implicated
May 09, 202404:35
Bava Metzia 70

Bava Metzia 70

Is it permissible to charge interest to gentiles? What about in Israel where most of the population is Jewish?
May 08, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 69

Bava Metzia 69

Are courts required to provide a rational written out for their halachic rulings?
May 07, 202404:42
Bava Metzia 68

Bava Metzia 68

Introduction to "heter iska"
May 06, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 67

Bava Metzia 67

Can a lender eat from the produce of a mortgaged field if he deducts from the loan amount? What if he is a Torah scholar? Can a Torah Scholar not hold of himself as such?
May 05, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 66

Bava Metzia 66

When verbal conditions of a sale (the house comes with the cabinets) are not included in the written contract are they binding?
May 03, 202404:53
Bava Metzia 65

Bava Metzia 65

Charging interest on a rental period or a sale
May 03, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 64

Bava Metzia 64

Can a loan society charge a commission fee to a borrower to offset their rent or electricity costs?
May 02, 202404:49
Bava Metzia 63

Bava Metzia 63

Charging interest on credit and paying installments- giving discounts for paying upfront
May 01, 202403:53
Bava Metzia 62

Bava Metzia 62

Rabbi Akiva's approach to the waterbottle ethical dilemma- how does it apply to the laws of war? are there exceptions?
Apr 29, 202404:42
Bava Metzia 61

Bava Metzia 61

Is one allowed to steal for a joke? for a few seconds and then to give it right back?
Apr 28, 202404:57
Bava Metzia 60

Bava Metzia 60

Background and rationale for the Torah prohibition to lend with interest
Apr 27, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 59

Bava Metzia 59

What is the extent of "Torah is not in the heavens"?
Apr 26, 202404:19
Bava Metzia 58

Bava Metzia 58

The parameters of onaat devarim- verbal mistreatment in halacha
Apr 26, 202404:53
Bava Metzia 57

Bava Metzia 57

What is the status of a passport in jewish law?
Apr 25, 202404:14
Bava Metzia 56

Bava Metzia 56

Do the laws of guarding and negligence apply to peoples property?
Apr 24, 202404:33
Bava Metzia 55

Bava Metzia 55

What is the minimum amount one needs to give to tzedaka?
Apr 22, 202404:51
Bava Metzia 54

Bava Metzia 54

The mitzvah of Oneg Shabbat in relation to hekdesh
Apr 22, 202404:43
Bava Metzia 53

Bava Metzia 53

How does a davar sheyesh lo matirin/an item that is temporarily forbidden work?
Apr 21, 202404:32
Bava Metzia 52

Bava Metzia 52

Can a boy wear a necklace made from a used coin?
Apr 19, 202404:48
Bava Metzia 51

Bava Metzia 51

When gneivat daat is allowed
Apr 18, 202404:57
Bava Metzia 50

Bava Metzia 50

How much time does one who was overcharged for a purchase have to claim a bad sale and get his money back?
Apr 18, 202404:40
Bava Metzia 49

Bava Metzia 49

When parents promise their kids an "afikoman present" on Pesach, do they have to keep their promise?
Apr 17, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 48

Bava Metzia 48

People who don't stand by their word are cursed and untrustworthy!
Apr 16, 202404:20
Bava Metzia 47

Bava Metzia 47

Can moveable products only be purchased by kinyan meshicha or with money as well?
Apr 15, 202404:44
Bava Metzia 46

Bava Metzia 46

When a buyer claims that his purchase was unfair as actual price of the item was inflated or false
Apr 13, 202404:37