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Coerced Tzedaka - Gefet with Shalhevet Schwartz
Published 2 years ago
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Gefet: Gemara, Perushim and TosfotAn in-depth (Iyun) Gemara shiur with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz (Episode 84)
Is it a good thing for a society to force tzedakah? Is it beit din's responsibility to ensure, even if they have to resort to force, that citizens give charity?
Tosafot on our sugya addresses this question, and through their answer, we can take a broader look at the sugyot pertaining to tzedakah that we're about to encounter and better understand what those sugyot are doing here, in Masechet Bava Batra.
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Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni and Shalhevet Schwartz is in collaboration with Yeshivat Drisha
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