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Bava Batra 157 - November 29, 28 Cheshvan

If a father and a son die at around the same time and it is unclear who died first and the son did not leave enough money to pay his wife's ketuba or…

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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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