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Bava Metzia 109: Down By the Sycamore Tree
Is renter allowed to cut the branches of trees on a field he is renting? If a farmer wants to go to Eretz Yisroel and leave his rental earlier should…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 108: Bar Meitzra
Why did Rabbah bar bar Chana curse Rabbah bar Rav Nachman? The daf cites the biblical source for bar meitzra and explains why it is important.
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metiza 107: How Do You Take Your Morning Bread?
The daf mentions that it is an Ein HaRah to have someone stand near your field and look at your crops. The many benefits of eating bread in the morni…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 106: Crop Failures and Their Many Consequences
Season 22 Episode 106
Natural calamities... and how years with no rain (and therefore no produce) were characterized as "Elijah's years." Plus, calculating produce per the…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 105: Little House on the Prairie and Unsuccessful Crops
A new mishnah - does weeding a field have impact on the transaction of the farmer (vs. landowner). Also, what does a measure of one's load have to do…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 104: Lashon Hedyot
A “meta” daf. Rav Pappa shares what types of farmers the mishnayot on the previous daf discuss. The daf describes situations where lashon hedyot - te…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 103: Sharecroppers and Tenant Farmers
Season 22 Episode 103
The 8th perek finishes with a discussion about replacing a rented house that fell. The ninth perek discussed the laws of sharecroppers and tenant far…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 102: Shiluach HaKan
Season 22 Episode 102
Who takes the mezuzot in a rented property? The daf discusses the mitzvah of sending a mother bird away to collect her eggs in a rented property.
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 101: Uprooted Trees and Evicted Homes
The daf discusses the ownership of a tree that is uprooted and lands on someone else’s property. How much notice must be given before evicting a tena…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bava Metzia 100: Oath-taking to Establish a Sale (except for slaves)
Season 22 Episode 100
The laws of transactions between buyers and sellers, in parallel to borrowers and lenders. With the example of a pregnant cow that was traded for a d…
2 years, 3 months ago