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Bava Batra 14: Who Wrote the Bible
Season 23 Episode 14
A famous daf about the orders of the book of the Torah and who authored them.
2 years ago
Bava Batra 13: A Bathhouse, an Olive Press, and Sacred Scrolls
Season 23 Episode 13
Cases of dividing property in inequitable ways - for example, when a father leaves a bath house or an olive press to his sons, one of whom is wealthy…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 12: Rabbi Prophets
The daf discusses the end of prophecy and that prophecy was replaced by the Rabbis but also suggests that maybe the Rabbis are prophets too. Rabbi Yo…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 11: When You Can't Divide and Conquer
Season 23 Episode 11
A beraita on Munbaz the king, who depleted his treasures that had been filled and protected by previous generations. Plus, Who's Who on this personal…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 10: Rabbit Chanina ben Tryadon’s Tzedakah
The daf continues to teach about the importance of tzedakah and its special relationship to the Jewish people. A barita mentions the tzedakah that wa…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 9: Tzedakah
The daf continues to explain about the right way to perform the mitzvah of tzedakah but its discussion is interrupted by an interesting story about R…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 8: Rabbinic Exemptions
The daf discusses why rabbis do not need to contribute to public works and to illustrate their point a story is about Rebbi and his distribution if f…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 7: Why Elijah Stopped Visiting
Season 23 Episode 7
4 cases of property disputes, where one party wants to build and the other wants to prevent the building. Also, a new mishnah - and the way people ca…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 6: Talmudic Building Code - Take 2
Season 4
Rav Huna and Rav Yosef disagree over different types of chazakah of usage. Abaye teaches how to built houses next to a public domain and still mainta…
2 years ago
Bava Batra 5: Ravina vs. Ronya
Season 23 Episode 5
The case of an inner all and an outer wall - can one party induce the other the participate in payment for fencing just by virtue of putting them up …
2 years ago