Monthly Archive: July 2012

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 21A to 21B Amar Leiy Hahu MiDiRabanan… (07/30/2012)

Learn Gemara 31a “Amar lei …” (5 lines into the big wide lines) until 31b “Hashev Tashiv” (10th line from top of Amud)
Questions; The Gemara says on bottom of 31a that one has to help load & unload someone else’s animal because the animal is in pain. Contradiction to Gemara a few lines before that says there is no “Tzar Baalei Chaim” if one refuses to help load someone else’s animal? Ritva 31a “Aval”
The Gemara on top of 31b says a person is only required to help load & unload someone else’s animal if the owner is there. Contradiction to the Gemara 31a which learnt from the double language of the Pasuk that one is required to help load & unload even if the owner is not there? Tofos 31b “Aval”

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 31A: Amar Lei Rava Eeh Yagid Olov Reioh (07/23/2012)

Learn Gemara 31a “Amar lei Rava ..”(first medium size line) until second set of two dots
Question; When one removes a cow that is grazing in a vineyard of a Jew to prevent the animal from damaging the vineyard is he now obligated to return the cow or not? Ritva “Ha”, Rosh siman 22
Continue Gemara from the 2 dots until first word on 7th wide line.
Question; why would we think that if one needs the mother bird for a mitzvah that would over ride the mitzvah of shiloach hakan? Ritva “Ein”, Tosfos Rosh “Ldvar”

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Wednesday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 30A: Raah Mayim She Shotfin (07/18/2012)

Learn Gemara 31a “Raah ..”(end of 4th line from the top) until second set of two dots
Questions;  What is the conclusion of the gemara in regards to Hashovas aveida on land? Ritva “Mahu”
When one removes a cow that is grazing in a vineyard of a Jew to prevent the animal from damaging the vineyard is he now obligated to return the cow or not? Ritva “Ha”, Rosh siman 22
Point to ponder; According to Rava when the torah includes Hoshavas aveida on land is that just for the prohibition of “Lo suchal Lihisalem” or also for the Mitzva of ” Hashev Teshivim”?

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 30B to 31A: Mishna Aizo Hee Aveida and Gemara Utoo

We will be be”H be covering alot of ground this week.
Learn Mishna 30b & Gemara until two dots on 31a.  Learn Last 3 lines of Tosfos 25b “V’im” & first half of the Rosh on Mishna 25b “Matza”
Questions; when Braisa 31a says if something is placed for 3 days one can assume its lost does that apply to items placed near a fence as well?  See First Rashba 31a.  What is the conclusion of the gemara in regards to Hashovas aveida on land? Ritva “Mahu”
Point to ponder; According to Rava when the torah includes Hoshavas aveida on land is that just for the prohibition of “Lo suchal Lihisalem” or also for the Mitzva of ” Hashev Teshiveim”?

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Wednesday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 30B: DiTanee Reb Yosef (07/11/2012)

Learn Gemara 30B “Dtani Rav Yosef ” (5 lines before the 2 dots) until the Mishna  Tosfos “Lo”
Question; Are Bikur Cholim, Nichum Aveilim, & Gemilas Chesed Biblical or Rabbinic Mitzvos? (Rambam Hilchos Aveilus perek 14 halacha 1)
Learn Mishna & Gemara until bottom of the Amud

Point to ponder; Is the exemption of a Zaken to return an aveida that is beneath his dignity A) an exemption because of human dignity. Or B) an exclusion in the obligation of hashevas aveida? Bring proofs

Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 30B Amar Rava Kol Shebishelo Machzir (07/09/2012)

Shiur #3 Exemption to return an Avieda if its beneath ones dignity (Mon night)

Learn Gemara 30b “Amar Rava” (11 lines from top) until the 2 dots
Question; Why did Rav Yishmael B’Reb Yose make this item hefker? Learn 1st line of Tosfos “Afkera”
Question on Tosfos; Why couldn’t Rav Yishmael B’Reb Yose just give everyone permission to use it without making it hefker?
Learn Rosh Siman 21 “Vhachachom .. (in middle of the Siman) says if a Zaken wants to go “lifnim mshuras hadin” he should pay the person for the aveida since he has no right to degrade the honor of torah. Question on the Rosh;
Why is doing the mitzva itself the greatest honor for Torah? (Biur Halacha Siman 250 Hilchos Shabbos “ki”)
Point to ponder; Is the exemption of a Zaken to return an aveida that is beneath his dignity A) an exemption because of human dignity. Or B) an exclusion in the obligation of hashevas aveida? Bring proofs
Continue learning Gemara until the Mishna

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