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Bava Metzia 80: Rental Agreements Gone Wrong
Season 22 Episode 80
3 mishnayot! 1 - If one rents a cow to plow a mountain, but plows in a valley... how does that difference (and the reverse) make a difference in term…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 79: Rent-a-Donkey (or a Boat)
Season 22 Episode 79
If a rented donkey dies midway through the journey, the renter pays a partial fee, and complains about the experience. But what if that donkey can be…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 78: River Deep Mountain High
Season 22 Episode 78
A new mishnah discusses what happens when something to a rented animal and who is responsible for unavoidable injuries. The gemara tries to determine…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 77: Labor Law
Season 22 Episode 77
Rava's rulings in employment, in terms of setting norms, and what goes beyond all reasonable expectations. Plus, how people were trained not to reneg…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 76: A Nes Nistar daf 76 on Israel’s 76 birthday!
The daf begins the sixth perek which discusses issues that may come up between an employer and worker. Plus Rav Nachmun tries to create a halakhic pa…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 75: The Halacha of Hillel
The last daf of the fifth perek wraps up the discussion of interest with two final mishnahs. The Genara after the first mishnah shares an opinion if …
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 74: Grapes, Olives, and Clumps of Clay
Season 22 Episode 74
Contracting for produce in advance - even when the harvest or processing isn't finished, but the raw goods are already in the offing, and some number…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 73: Placing Your Wine Orders Early
Season 22 Episode 73
Surcharges for sharecroppers - is that interest or not? Plus, real cases vs. theoretical ones. And the details of how those real cases are manifest.
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 72: Forward Contracting
The daf asks the question what happens if a non-Jew converts and was charged interest by a Jew - can the interest still be collected. A new mishnah d…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bava Metzia 71: When Lending with Interest Seems OK, Maybe
Season 22 Episode 71
Some reflections by the sages on how bad it is to lend with interest - where the mishnah seemed to allow it after all, at least with regard to non-Je…
2 years, 2 months ago