Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

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Bava Kamma 9 - Shabbat November 11, 27 Cheshvan Nov 10, 2023

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If one is purchasing land from another and others lay claim that the land was originally theirs, at what point and under what circumstances can the buyer renege on the deal? Rav Huna resolves a previous contradiction (on Bava Kamma 7) by saying that one who needs to pay damages can pay either with money or property. A challenge is raised against this statement but is resolved. Rav Asi says the same thing but the Gemara first challenges that assumption and tries to explain Rav Asi's statement in a different manner. Another teaching of Rav Huna is brought regarding how far should one go to beautify a mitzva (hidur mitzva). The Mishna rules that if one was responsible for watching the item. one is responsible for the damages. A braita explains this case to be one in which one passed an object to a minor or a person who isn't responsible. The braita distinguishes which compares fire to the ox and pit cases and distinguishes between them according to law. In what case would there be a distinction and why?

Bava Kamma 8 - November 10, 26 Cheshvan Nov 10, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi Hayim Herring and Terri Krivosha in loving memory of Sgt. Elisheva Rose Lubin, Rose Elisheva bat Chaim David and Nechama Rachel, great-niece of their friends Eddie and Minda Snitkoff, who was murdered on Monday morning November 6, 2023 in Jerusalem. "May her short life and radiant and exuberant spirit be a memory and source of strength to all those who loved her."

Today's daf is sponsored by Yair and Ilana Zinn for the refuah shleima of Oz Yehoshua ben Talia Bat-tzion and all those injured and for a safe return of all the hostages.

Is the term "best land" relative to the world or relative to one's own land? Raba Abba answers that it is the best on the land of the one who damaged, irrespective of the value compared to the rest of the world. Rav Shmuel bar Abba raised a difficulty against this answer from a braita. A possible answer is suggested. However several other alternative explanations are brought. If one sells 3 different types of property to 3 different people either all on the same day or separate days, does the one claiming the land in return for a loan, ketuba, or damages claim it based on the order in which it was sold (they get the last property sold) or do they claim it based on the type of land - poor quality, middle or best)?

Bava Kamma 7 - November 9, 25 Cheshvan Nov 09, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Amy Rubin in loving memory of Edith and Herb Rubin.

What did Rabbi Akiva mean by "kal vahomer l'hekdesh." How can we be sure that Rabbi Akiva disagrees with Rabbi Yishmael on the issue of whether the best land is evaluated by the land of the one who caused the damage or by the one who was damaged? Abaye raises a contradiction - on the one hand it's clear one needs to pay from the best of his land. On the other hand a braita says that one can even pay from bran. Four possible answers are brought - the first three are rejected. According to Rabbi Akiva, we evaluate by the best land of the one who damaged. Is this objective (based on the best land in the world in general) or subjective (based on the best land of the one who damaged)?

Bava Kamma 6 - November 8, 24 Cheshvan Nov 08, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Jeremy Booty in loving memory of Ari Chaim ben Yarden Yehoshua v' Leah Devorah.

The Gemara assumes that when the Mishna mentions the common denominator between all four categories of damages, it must intend to include an additional case that we would not have been able to learn from any of the categories. Four different rabbis each suggest a unique case that could be the one that the Mishna was including. Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yishmael disagree about what it means to pay from the best of your land - from the best of the one you damaged or the best of the one who caused the damage. Their opinions are explained in the Gemara as well as their source.

Bava Kamma 5 - November 7, 23 Cheshvan Nov 07, 2023

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Rabbi Oshaya listed thirteen categories of damages and Rabbi Chiya had twenty-four. Why did Rabbi Oshaya not include all of the categories that Rabbi Chiya included? The Mishna, Rabbi Oshaya and Rabbi Chiya each specified how many main categories there are (4, 13, 24). The assumption is that when one specifies a number it is there to preclude other items. The Mishna was saying four and not thirteen, Rabbi Oshaya was saying thirteen and not twenty-four. But what was Rabbi Chiya trying to preclude by stating twenty-four and no more? Why did Rabbi Oshaya and Rabbi Chiya refer to them as avot if the cases that they added don't have sub-categories? Did the Mishna delineate all the differences between the avot to show why we needed to list each one, as we could not have derived each from the other? Or could it have been possible to derive them from each other? If one could have derived them from each other, then the reason for delineating each one was to show that each av has unique halakhot.

Bava Kamma 4 - November 6, 22 Cheshvan Nov 06, 2023

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Rav and Shmuel disagree about the word mav'e in the Mishna - is it damages a person causes or damages an animal causes while eating? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each position? How can the categories in the Mishna be understood according to each and how does it fit in with the words in the continuation of the Mishna when they compare each category to the other? There are two different explanations given (Rav Yehuda and Rava) to understand what the word "shur (ox)" in the Mishna refers to according to Shmuel. Difficulties are raised with each position and Rav Yehuda's explanation is rejected, Rava's is not. Rav Oshaya and Rabbi Chiya each have a much more extensive list of main categories of damages - Rav Oshaya had thirteen - adding shomrim and a person who injures another person. Rabbi Chiya listed twenty-four, adding others. Why did each keep a different list? Why did each decide to include/not include certain things?

Kiddushin 82 - Siyum Masechet Kiddushin Nov 05, 2023

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The Siyum is dedicated to the safety of our soldiers, residents of the South and the North, and the whole country, to the safe return of the captives, in memory of those who have fallen, and for a refuah shleima to all those injured.

The Siyum is sponsored by Ilana Friedman in loving memory of her grandparents, Yehoshua and Malka Barber "After emerging from the fires of the Holocaust said, "We will never live in galut again!" They came to Israel through hunger strikes in 1946 and fought to establish the State of Israel. They sent their sons in 1967 to get our holiest site back and in 1973 to preserve our land. May their zechut be our zechut as a nation to defend and return our people to artzeinu. This siyum is also dedicated to Rabbanit Michelle and all of the women of the Hadran community. בזכות נשים צדקניות נגאלו אבותנו. May the merit of all the נשים צדקניות that have completed Seder Nashim hasten our geula."

What professions are ideal? Which ones are frowned upon? Why? If we are successful in our careers, we must understand that our success is dependent on God. Theoretically, we should be able to sustain ourselves easily as even animals can, but our sins caused us to have to work hard at it. Why is it more important to teach your son Torah than to teach him a profession? Torah learning is eternal - it gives us strength in our youth and rejuvenates us when we grow old.

Bava Kamma 3 - November 5, 21 Cheshvan Nov 05, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Rabbi Lisa Malik in loving memory of her father, David Malik, David ben Aharon Tzvi Hersh v'Shayndel. "It is so fitting that we are also having the Siyum for Masechet Kiddushin & Seder Nashim on this day, because it was in my dad's honor that I made the commitment to participate in this Daf Yomi cycle, while I was saying kaddish for him in 5780/2019-2020. The daily spiritual practice of Daf Yomi, which initially overlapped with my aveilut period, continues to keep my father's memory alive. Thank you, Rabbanit Michelle, for your meaningful inspirational presence in my daily life- during times of personal and communal grief."

What are the toladot, sub-categories, of each av, main category, of damages? Which one is the one that Rav Papa was referring to when he said that the toladot are not as strict as the avot. In the end, after going through all the possibilities, the conclusion is that he was referring to rocks that a kicked by the animal as he walks that cause damage - in that situation, one pays only half damages. Rav and Shmuel have two basic debates - one regarding an item left in the public domain - under what circumstances is it considered/not considered like a pit (bor)? Another debate is what is meant by mav'e mentioned in the Mishna.

Bava Kamma 2 - Shabbat November 4, 20 Cheshvan Nov 03, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Caroline Ben-Ari in honour of her birthday, which falls today according to the Hebrew date and on Shabbat according to the civil date.

The Mishna lists four main categories of damages - an ox, a pit, maveh (either damage by humans or the teeth of an animal), and fire. The Mishna makes a few distinctions between the categories. The idea that there are main categories implies that there are subcategories as well. This is compared to the laws of Shabbat and impurity where there are also main categories and sub-categories. However, regarding Shabbat, the sub-categories have the same stringency as the main category, whereas regarding impurity they are more lenient. What about sub-categories of damages - are they as strict or more lenient than the main category? Rav Papa answered that some are as strict and some are not, but he did not clarify which are as strict and which are more lenient. To answer this question, they bring a braita with the main categories of damages of an ox - goring (keren), eating (shen), and trampling (regel). What is the source for these categories? What are the sub-categories of keren? After going through each of the four sub-categories, they conclude that they have the same nature as the main category of goring and therefore, they must be the ones that are as strict as the main category, and eating and trampling must have sub-categories that are more lenient.