Podcast Episodes

Bava Metzia 38: The Property of Captives

Season 22 Episode 38

A new mishnah! One who gives produce to another to watch - if it's lost or off, etc., the guardian can't touch the produce because he doesn't own it.…

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 37: The Thief Who Admits He Stole

Season 22 Episode 37

A new mishnah! When a thief acknowledges the theft, but he's not sure from whom. Likewise, a deposit. Plus, a discussion of how far can one take the …

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 36: When a Guardian Hands Off to Another Guardian

Season 22 Episode 36

When a guardian transfers the item he's watching to another guardian, without the knowledge or permission of the owner. Plus, a story about an elderl…

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 35: Of Jewels and Cows and Land Transactions

Season 22 Episode 35

The guardian who has lost something left in his protection can take an oath or pay back the value of the item that's been lost. Or in this case, when…

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 34: HaMafkid

The third perek of Bava Metzia is a classic yeshiva perek of HaMafkid. The perek deals laws of watching or borrowing someone’s object and what happen…

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 33: Your Father, Your Teacher

A mishnah asks whose lost item is more important for one to return - your father or your teacher. The Gemara discussed the merits of studying mikra, …

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Kamma 32: The Ban on Animals' Suffering

Season 22 Episode 32

If one finds an animal's in a barn... when is one obligated to return it to the owner of the barn. Plus, a kohen doesn't have to become impure for re…

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 31: You Can Say That Again

Season 22 Episode 31

When you've returned a lost animal, and the animal runs away again, and you find it again, you have to return it multiple times - as understood from …

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 30: Taking Care with Others' Stuff

Season 22 Episode 30

Found items of different materials - silver, copper, wood, and so on - can be used by the finder in different ways, depending on the substance. Plus,…

2 years, 5 months ago

Bava Metzia 29: Lost Tefillin and More

Season 22 Episode 29

A dispute between Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva, about whether one can use the funds from the sale of a found animal that isn't monetarily helpful. Al…

2 years, 5 months ago