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Daf In-Sight

Daf In-Sight

By Rabbi Effie Kleinberg

4-5 Minute insights from the daily "daf yomi"
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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
Bava Metzia 45

Bava Metzia 45

How a ring can be effective for kiddushin when we learn that money cannot be used for a chalifin transaction
Apr 12, 202404:54
Bava Metzia 44

Bava Metzia 44

Why it's so important for a person to stand by their word
Apr 12, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 43

Bava Metzia 43

Money changers and banks in halacha
Apr 11, 202404:32
Bava Metzia 42

Bava Metzia 42

The prayer before measuring one's grain- isn't that like asking Hashem for a miracle?
Apr 10, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 41

Bava Metzia 41

Can a guard ever be called a thief?
Apr 09, 202404:53
Bava Metzia 40

Bava Metzia 40

Can you pour red wine into white wine on Shabbat? What about the use of toilet bowl disinfectant that colors the water with each flush?
Apr 08, 202404:47
Bava Metzia 39

Bava Metzia 39

Using DNA, government documents, obituaries to identify relationships for inheritance purposes
Apr 06, 202404:41
Bava Metzia 38

Bava Metzia 38

People prefer 1 measure from their own field than 9 from their neighbor
Apr 05, 202404:34
Bava Metzia 37

Bava Metzia 37

What does the Gemara mean when it says "when Eliyahu comes" he will resolve the case?
Apr 04, 202404:60
Bava Metzia 36

Bava Metzia 36

When damage could result because of negligence but ends happening because of natural/accidental circumstances
Apr 04, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 35

Bava Metzia 35

Forgetfulness in halacha: while guarding an item, Missed the time to daven mincha, forgot to sell chametz before Pesach
Apr 03, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 34

Bava Metzia 34

When 2 partners guard an item and it gets stolen what is their level of responsibility?
Apr 02, 202404:32
Bava Metzia 33

Bava Metzia 33

The requirement of Torah scholars to give one another respect and honor
Apr 01, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 32

Bava Metzia 32

The requirement to assist someone who is your enemy with their load of their animal
Mar 31, 202404:51
Bava Metzia 31

Bava Metzia 31

Hashavat Aveida includes also rescuing people's property from being damaged and is one of the sources of inspiring Jews to come closer to Hashem
Mar 29, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 30

Bava Metzia 30

What is Ayin Hara/evil eye and how does it work?
Mar 28, 202404:55
Bava Metzia 29

Bava Metzia 29

What to do with a lost item that you want to use yourself
Mar 27, 202404:53
Bava Metzia 28

Bava Metzia 28

Where should one publish a lost item: newspaper? shul? social media? what if it's found in a taxi or bus?
Mar 26, 202404:32
Bava Metzia 27

Bava Metzia 27

The power of DNA as a siman for identification of a body
Mar 25, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 26

Bava Metzia 26

When a person takes an item that they found in order give it back- does he have to return. it
Mar 24, 202404:38
Bava Metzia 25

Bava Metzia 25

Finding old/rusted items on someone else's property- who do they belong to?
Mar 23, 202404:17
Bava Metzia 24

Bava Metzia 24

What is the source and parameters for "going beyond the letter of the law"?
Mar 22, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 23

Bava Metzia 23

What constitutes actually giving up hope that a person will never recover their lost item
Mar 21, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 22

Bava Metzia 22

Using somebody else's item without their permission- is that stealing or borrowing?
Mar 21, 202404:54
Bava Metzia 21

Bava Metzia 21

How does the mechanism of yeush work on a legal and spiritual level?
Mar 19, 202404:58
Bava Metzia 20

Bava Metzia 20

When the roof of Rav Huna's Beit Midrash cracked and splintered
Mar 19, 202404:55
Bava Metzia 19

Bava Metzia 19

The difference between identifying a lost item using a siman vs. teviyut ayin
Mar 17, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 18

Bava Metzia 18

How to tell who the true signed name on a document is when there is more than one person with the same name in that town
Mar 17, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 17

Bava Metzia 17

Can a loan document that's already been paid back be used a second time for a loan?
Mar 15, 202404:38
Bava Metzia 16

Bava Metzia 16

How was Yaakov allowed to purchase the Birthright from Eisav if it was a "davar shelo bah l'olam"?
Mar 14, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 15

Bava Metzia 15

If someone gives someone a ride to their destination and at the end says pay me for the gas, are they required to pay given that the person was going anyway?
Mar 14, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 14

Bava Metzia 14

How did Avraham take ownership possession of Eretz Yisrael?
Mar 13, 202404:55
Bava Metzia 13

Bava Metzia 13

If someone finds a signed cheque on the ground, do they have to return it to the owner or the person it is written out to?
Mar 12, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 12

Bava Metzia 12

When a child is given a toy as a gift does it belong to them or their parent? What about a monetary gift?
Mar 11, 202404:16
Bava Metzia 11

Bava Metzia 11

Why the courtyard of a woman can receive on her behalf but the law is different for a man?
Mar 09, 202404:60
Bava Metzia 10

Bava Metzia 10

The rights of a worker to quit and the rights of an employee to fire his workers- we are servants only of Hashem
Mar 08, 202404:56
Bava Metzia 9

Bava Metzia 9

Can you become the owner over an ownerless item you find on Shabbat?
Mar 07, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 8

Bava Metzia 8

How to decide between 2 business partners - one who wants to sell the whole business and the other who wants to split the business and keep one half for himself?
Mar 07, 202404:52
Bava Metzia 7

Bava Metzia 7

Sometimes when you go for less (quantity) you end up with more
Mar 06, 202404:59
Bava Metzia 6

Bava Metzia 6

If a person is unsure of the number day of Sefirat Haomer, can they count for two days and say, "Today is either the 19th or 20th day of the Omer?" How precise does counting have to be? The answer on today's daf!
Mar 05, 202404:37