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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 27A Tanu Rabbanan

1) Gemara from 2 dots “Tanu Rabanan .. until “Rava amar 2) Question; The gemara listed three scenarios which are  excluded from the obligation to return:  1. A lost item that is worth less then a Pruta, 2. Aveida of an Akum is 3. Item lost by banks of river.  Is it also permitted to keep these items? & if it is, Why is in not considered stealing? What removed the ownership of the original owner?

Rabbi Bodenheim’s Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 26B (02/20/2012)

1) Review Gemara 26b  “Vamar Rava raauh Sela ” until next “Amar Rava”  2) Question; In 1st scenerio of Rava Why is it just a present? If someone steals he is obligated to return the item? Learn Tosfos “Matana”? 3) Major Question; Why is the thief permitted to keep the Aveida it came to his hands “Bisur” which blocks his ability to acquire it as Gem 21b says? (see Ramban, Tosfos Bava Kama 66a “Hacha”)

Mareh Mekomos for Rabbi Bodenheim’s Feb. 15th Wednesday Night Shiur

1) Learn next Gemara 26b  “Vamar Rava raauh Sela ” until next “Amar Rava”  2) Rava presents 3 scenarios and the differences in the violations one transgresses.   In the 2 scenario one only violates the mizvah Aseh of “Hashev Teshivun”   Basic Questions;  A) Since the finder is not permitted to keep this aveida because he picked it up to return before the owner was mysash so why does the finder not transgress “Lo Sigzol”? (Rashi “Over” & Tosfos “Eino”) B) Why does he not transgress “Lo Suchal Lhisalem” (Rashi “Over” & Baal Hamaor.  C) When does the Mitzvah of Hashev Tishivun start when one sees the aveida of when one picks it up? Bring a proof from the 3 scenario of Rava.

Mareh Mekomos for Rabbi Bodenheim’s Monday Night Shiur (01/09/2012)t Sh

We discussed last week the conclusion of the Gemara on a “Safeik Hinuach” that if one picked up the item he should not return it to the place where it was found.  We had 3 explanations 1.Rashi, 2.Tosfos “Vim Notal” 3. Tosfos brought another explanation “Vyesh Lfaresh” 1) What is the point of argument between the two interpertations of Tosfos?  According to the 2nd explanation of Tosfos 2) when is one required to return a lost item a) upon sight b) when pick up the objest? and why? 3) How does Tsfos explain the Gemara Yerushalmi?
Learn Rosh SIman 8 starting from “Kllala Dmilsa’ until the end