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Bava Batra 156 - November 28, 27 Cheshvan

This week's learning is sponsored by my parents, Paula and Robert Cohen, in loving memory of my grandmother, Sonja Waschitz, Sara bat Yitzchak z"l, o…

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Bava Batra 155 - November 27, 26 Cheshvan

Even though the Gemara concluded that Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan hold positions that were originally attributed to each other, the difficulty th…

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Bava Batra 154 - November 26, 25 Chevshan

When a gift document lacks language indicating either a deathbed or healthy status of the giver, and there is a dispute between the giver claiming it…

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Bava Batra 153 - November 25, 24 Cheshvan

Rav and Shmuel disagreed regarding a case where one promised a gift using the phrase "in life and in death." Rav held that this language indicated a …

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Bava Batra 152 - November 24, 23 Cheshvan

This week's learning is sponsored in honor of Elana Storch on her birthday. With love from her kids - Ruth, Ira, Elsa, Julianna, Reuben, Elia, Adele,…

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Bava Batra 151 - Shabbat November 23, 22 Cheshvan

What else does the word "possessions" include?

Some stories are brought of women on their deathbeds who promised their property to one person and the…

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Bava Batra 150 - November 22, 21 Cheshvan

Abaye questions Rav Yosef's difficulty with Rav Yehuda and Rav Yirmia's interpretation of the Mishna by showing that sometimes the Mishna uses the wo…

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Bava Batra 149 - November 21, 20 Cheshvan

Study Guide Bava Batra 149

What language must be used for a gift stated on one's deathbed to be valid?

If one sells all of one's property on one's d…

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Bava Batra 148 - November 20, 19 Cheshvan

Rav Nachman ruled that one cannot transfer intangible items, like the right to live in a house or the right to future fruits from a tree even on one'…

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Bava Batra 147 - November 19, 18 Cheshvan

Study Guide Bava Batra 147

Today's daf is sponsored by Esther Kremer in loving memory of Manny Gross on his 2nd yahrzeit. "May his memory forever be…

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