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Kiddushin 22 - September 4, 18 Elul Sep 04, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Judi Felber in loving memory of her father, Armin Abramson, Hershel Tzvi Shlomo Chaim ben Dina Sara and Pesach, on his 6th yahrzeit. "He was always amazed by the topics the rabbis discussed and the details they considered."

Today's daf is sponsored by Erica and Barry Kolatch in celebration of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Alon Hillel Kolatch, son of Eliezer and Shoshana Covel Kolatch. "Mazal Tov also to Alon's other grandparents, Leah Covel, and James Covel."

Today's learning is sponsored by the Hadran Zoom family for a refuah shleima of Avi, Avraham Shraga Feivush ben Hilda, "the husband of our dear friend and co-learner, Goldie Gilad. With tefillot and wishes for a full and speedy recovery for Avi, b'toch she'ar cholei Yisrael."

Can a master give a Jewish slave who is a kohen a Caananite slave for bearing children? Is it permissible for a kohen to go through the process with an eshet yefat toar as prescribed by the Torah? In what way is it permissible to pierce the slave's ear and allow him to remain enslaved until the Jubilee year? The Gemara brings braitot with drashot on the verses of a slave whose ear gets pierced and limits the possibilities in which this can happen. Anyone who buys a Jewish slave is buying a master himself because he needs to be treated as one would treat oneself. The master also needs to provide food for his wife and children. Rabban Yochanan ben Zakhai explains that specifically the ear is pierced as a sign that the slave who wanted to remain a slave heard the words of the Torah at Mount Sinai that the sons of Yisrael are slaves to God and not slaves to slaves and transgressed this and sold himself into slavery. Rabbi Shimon b'Rebbi explains that the reason the ear is pierced near the door is to remember that God passed over the doorposts in Egypt showing that we would leave slavery behind and become slaves to God only and this slave is going against that. According to the Mishna, a Canaanite slave was bought with money, a document and chazaka. However, there are other ways as well and the Gemara explains what they are.

Kiddushin 21 - September 3, 17 Elul Sep 03, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Amy Cohn on the Yahrzeit of her father Rav Dov Chaim ben Zeev z"l, on his 9th yahrzeit, who taught all his five daughters Talmud and the love of Torah. "Abballe: Since I have been doing daf yomi with Rabanit Michelle I am reminded of many of your beautiful teachings and feel your presence every morning as I learn the daf!"

Can a house in a walled city be redeemed partially? Can this law be derived from laws of a field in a non-walled city that was sold which cannot be redeemed partially? Can a field that was sanctified be redeemed partially? Can a house in a walled city be redeemed by relatives? Can this be derived from laws of a field in a non-walled city that can be redeemed by relatives or is it a unique law there? Can a Jewish slave sold to a Jew be redeemed by relatives? Can this be derived from laws of a Jewish slave sold to a gentile owner that can be redeemed by relatives or is it a unique law there? The Gemara derives from the Torah laws regarding the piercing of the ear of a slave who wants to stay longer.

Kiddushin 20 - Shabbat September 2, 16 Elul Sep 01, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Marsha Wasserman in honor of her husband, Manny. " Happy anniversary to my beloved husband Manny. It's been an amazing 61 years of marriage. May we be blessed to continue enjoying each other's company, sharing daf yomi as we explore our new life in Israel. I love you."

Does the master have to be able to marry the maidservant? What if the father conditioned the sale upon a condition that he not marry her? What if the maidservant is forbidden to him by marriage by a negative commandment? What if he is a relative that is forbidden by the punishment of karet? If the slave wants to redeem himself and while he was a slave, his value either increased or decreased, at what value is he redeemed? The slave always gets the financial advantage. On what is this based? Can one partially redeem a slave? Can one partially redeem a house sold in a walled city?

Kiddushin 19 - September 1, 15 Elul Sep 01, 2023

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Today's daf is sponsored by Talia Haykin in honor of Shira Fishman and her family for making Aliyah on August 27. "The Denver community will miss you all!"

When a master marries the maidservant, does it effect marriage or betrothal? What functions as the money for betrothal - is it the money that the father received for selling the daughter into slavery or is it the cancellation of the rest of the period she was meant to be working for him? There are two opinions about how to understand Rabbi Yosi son of Rabbi Yehuda's position on this issue. Can a master marry off his minor son to the maidservant or does he need to reach the age of maturity? Does the maidservant need to consent to the marriage? Until what point can the master marry the maidservant? CAn one sell his daughter under the condition that the master not be allowed to marry her? Is this considered making a condition against Torah law?

Kiddushin 18 - August 31, 14 Elul Aug 31, 2023

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A convert's children, whether or not they converted with him, do not inherit his property as when a person converts, it is as if they are reborn. A braita lists more differences between Jewish male and female slaves and the Gemara explains the cases discussed in the braita as each line is hard to reconcile with other laws relating to slaves. One of the differences mentioned in the braita is that a father cannot sell his daughter more than once. But isn't that true for a male slave as well - that he can't be sold twice. How can this be explained? If the slave is worth more or less than the value of what he stole, can he be sold as a slave? Another difference mentioned in the braita is that a daughter can be redeemed against his will - whose will? The master or the father? It is explained to be against the father's will and is then explained according to Rabbi Shimon's opinion that a father can't sell his daughter more than once. If the master performs ye'ud with the female slave, does that change her status to betrothed or married? What is the relevance of this question? The Gemara brings tannaitic sources to try to find an answer to this question.

Kiddushin 17 - August 30, 12 Elul Aug 30, 2023

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Today's daf is dedicated by the Kerzner and Greenstone families in honor of Halleli Miriam Rosenblum, newly born to Rivka and Sruly Rosenblum. "You should raise Halleli in the spirit of Mom's/Auntie Miriam's memory: with love, happiness, and commitment to family, community, and to constant growth through learning."

The master is required to give gifts to a Jewish slave when he/she leaves (severance pay). In what cases does the slave not receive these gifts? If a Jewish slave misses work because he/she sick, does he/she have to make up sick days? What is the amount of the gift that is given to the slave upon leaving? There are three different opinions. From what other law does each derive his opinion? What types of items can/should be given? Do slaves get passed down as inheritance? A male slave is passed down to sons but not to daughters or brothers (in the event the owner has no sons). A female maidservant, a male whose ear is pierced, and a male slave sold to a gentile are passed down to sons and not to daughters or brothers. From where are these laws derived? By Torah law, a gentile inherits from his father. However, a convert only inherits from his gentile father by rabbinic law, not by Torah law. The rabbis ruled that he inherits from his father to prevent him from wanting to go back to being a gentile to receive an inheritance.

Kiddushin 16 - August 29, 12 Elul Aug 29, 2023

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This week's learning is sponsored by Medinah Korn in loving memory of her mother, Rosalie Katchen, Shoshana Raizl bat Avraham Yehoshua ve-Baila Toibe, z"l, on her 23rd yahrzeit. "She continues to teach me so much even though she has been gone for so long. Yehi zichrah baruch."

Today's daf is sponsored by Ginat family in loving memory of Barak ben Lifa and Shlomit.

Today's daf is sponsored by David and Mitzi Geffen in loving memory of David's mother, Ethel Petegorsky Geffen, Adina bat Aryeh Leib on her 19th yahrzeit. "She, along with her beloved husband Abe, devoted her life to family and synagogue. Her two sons made Aliyah to Israel and her daughter has spent her professional life in service to the Jewish community."

Sources are brought for the derivation of the methods that Jewish slaves are acquired and freed. Reish Lakish adds another type to the list in our mishna and the Gemara tries to rectify his opinion with that of the mishna and other tannatic sources.

Kiddushin 15 - August 28, 11 Elul Aug 28, 2023

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This week's learning is sponsored by Joshua Schor in honor of Lori Schuldiner Schor on their double Chai 36th anniversary last week. "Lori is my eternal teacher in "Darchei Noam" all ways pleasant and good. Her generosity and dedication to learning are models for me and our growing family. Lots of love."

Who is the tana who doesn't hold by the gezeira shava of sakhir sakhir? The Gemara brings three different tannaitic sources to find a tana that matches this opinion, but each one is rejected as alternative explanations are suggested. In the context of these sources, the sages are grappling with which laws mentioned in the verses about Jewish slaves apply to which category of Jewish slave.

Kiddushin 14 - August 27, 10 Elul Aug 27, 2023

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From where do we derive the ways in which a yevama is acquired (intercourse) and freed (chalitza or death of the yabam) from her first husband's brother? From where do we learn that a married woman is not released through chalitza and a yevama is not released by a get? How is a Jewish slave acquired and freed? How is a Jewish maidservant acquired and freed? How is a Jewish slave who gets his ear pierced in order to enable his to stay with his master beyond the six years acquired and freed? There are four types of Jewish slaves mentioned in the Torah - 1. One sold by the court (if he/she stole and did not have the money to repay the owner); 2. One who sold oneself out of poverty to a Jew; 3. One who sold oneself out of poverty to a gentile; 4. a maidservant sold by her father. From where do we derive that each type of Jewish slave is acquired by money?

Kiddushin 13 - Shabbat August 26, 9 Elul Aug 25, 2023

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