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Shevuot 37: Swearing Falsely with Intent for the Oath of Deposit
Season 26 Episode 37
An oath on a deposit - to make it clear that it's not in the person's possession, for example. A deliberate false oath of deposit means a korban asha…
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Shevuot 36: More Curses - and Oaths for Monetary Matters
Season 26 Episode 36
Finishing chapter 4 and beginning chapter 5! The term "Amen" has an element of an oath to it. As does "No." And "Yes." With support from God's promis…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 35: In the Name of God
Season 26 Episode 35
2 mishnayot and a good amount of Gemara! 1 - Administering an oath to one who could testify about a plaintiff, but instead denies that he saw anythin…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 34: Mocking Rabbi Shimon
Season 26 Episode 34
Different opinions about the oath of testimony on monetary matters and monetary matters only. Note the example of camels and their propensity to bump…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 33: Monetary Cases vs. Status Cases
Season 26 Episode 33
2 mishnayot! The administration of witnesses taking a false oath of testimony, apparently along with an oath that they know nothing about what they'r…
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Shevuot 32: Simultaneous Denial
Season 26 Episode 32
When 2 potential witnesses deny any knowledge of the event(s) they're asked to testify about, the claim is that they need to deny at exactly the same…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 31: Distance Yourself from Falsehood
Season 26 Episode 31
After 4 ways to keep yourself away from falsehood on yesterday's daf, we have another 9 ways here (13 in total) - and all of them fall under this cat…
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 30: Men Swearing on a Stack of Bibles
Season 26 Episode 30
Chapter 4! On the "oath of testimony" - the witness swears on the Bible that his testimony is correct, as rooted in a verse in Vayikra/Leviticus, as …
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 29: Flying Camels
Season 26 Episode 29
2 mishnayot! 1 - If someone swears that something is factually incorrect is in fact true, or if someone swears about something that is impossible to …
1 year, 1 month ago
Shevuot 28: Learning Shevuot in the Beit Midrash
Season 26 Episode 28
What about conditional oaths? That means one oath forbids something, but the second may not. Unless he engineered the events of the first one, and ne…
1 year, 1 month ago