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Din & Daf: Mental Anguish- A Halakhic Consideration with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
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Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain Bava Batra 147 sources Bava Batra 147b discusses the rabbinic decree (takkanah) to allow a person on their deathbed (shekhiv me-ra) to effectuate a financial transaction by words alone rather than requiring a formal act of acquisition (ma’aseh kinyan) out of fear of causing teruf da’at. What does teruf da’at mean, and what are its applications in Chazal’s general though process? Dr. Elana Stein Hain – dinanddaf@hadran.org.il Learn more on Hadran.org.il