Podcast Episodes

Bava Metzia 20: Lost & Found: The Documents Edition

Season 22 Episode 20

A new mishnah, still on returning lost documents. Beginning with letters that attest to a commitment of obligation or a repossession of property by t…

2 years, 3 months ago

Bava Metiza 19: What is the Norm?

The daf describes a variety of scenarios where documents are found and the different types of fraud that can be committed with a found document

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metzia 18: Lost (and Found) Documents

Season 22 Episode 18

A new mishnah! One who finds documents - bills of divorce, papers that free slaves, receipts, etc. - don't return them to the apparent recipient, in …

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metiza 17: Can a Ketubah Be a Get?

Season 22 Episode 17

Bringing property disputes to court, especially when one part denies part of the terms or what is owed. Plus, the role of witnesses. But we do people…

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metzia 16: People Share the World... And Stuff Happens

Season 22 Episode 16

A robber who wants to go back and uphold the sale - so that he'll no longer be called a robber. Or so he'll be known as reliable and trustworthy). Th…

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metzia 15: So Much Unfairness of a Robber's Payback

Season 22 Episode 15

The case of one who buys land from a robber - what happens when the land has been improved? Who pays for that? Note that the robber may be able to pa…

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metzia 14: Protecting Your Property Purchases

Season 22 Episode 14

The case of repossessing property that has been sold, with or without a guarantee to the buyer. Plus, two accounts of each case, each of which turns …

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metzia 13: When Promissory Notes Don't Clarify Matters

Season 22 Episode 13

Found documents (eg, promissory notes) that show a lien on property - in the Gemara's commentary on the mishnah, trying to determine the specifics of…

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metzia 12: Household Acquisition

Two mishnahs on this daf. The first deals with children, slaves, and one’s wife finding an ownerless object and to whom does it belong. The second de…

2 years, 4 months ago

Bava Metiza 11: The Will to Acquire

Season 22 Episode 11

A new mishnah - on the acquisition effected by a courtyard. How does the transfer of ownership take effect? What if the "courtyard" is an open field?…

2 years, 4 months ago