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Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Wednesday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 28B Conclusion of Sugya of Aveida and Ramai (05/16/2012)
Question; Would a Siman Muvhak be accepted even if the claimant does not have character witnesses? Rosh (end of Siman 14). Point to ponder; Could a lady be a character witness? Learn Mishna 28b “Kol” & Gemara until 2 dots bottom of the Amud. Questions; 1) Why is it permitted to sell an animal that supports itself after 1 year? 2) Can the finder keep the animal for himself and pay the owner when he claims it? Rashi “Shom”, Rosh siman 16.
Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 28B: Mishna Amar Es HaAveida and Gemara (05/14/12)
Learn 1) Mishna 28b “Amar” 2) Tosfos 27b “Dorshuhu” for 2 different ways to understand our Mishna 3) Gemara until next Mishna. Question?; Would a Siman Muvhak be accepted even if the claimant does not have character witnesses? Rosh end of Siman 14. Point to ponder; Could a lady be a character witness?
Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 28A Conclusion of the Simanim Sugya and Mishna ViAd Mosai… (05/07/2012)
Learn Mishna 28A and Gemara until “Amar Ravina” (6 lines from bottom of Amud) Tosfos “Lo”. Questions on previous Gemara 1) Is Tevias Ayin of a Tzurba Drabanan equal to witnesses? 2) Is a single witness accepted Midioraisa 3) What do we conclude lihalacha, are Simanim Dioraisa? Ritva “Ulinyan”
Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Wednesday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 28A Amar Rava (05/02/2012)
Learn Gemara 28A “Amar Rava Im Timtza …” until Mishna. Questions; 1) Rava lists many cases and their laws, what would be the law in these cases if Simanim are Dirabanan? Is a Siman Muvhak equal to witnesses?
Rashi “Im Timtza”, Shita Mekubetzes 28A “Im Timtza”. 2) Is Tevias Ayin of a Tzurba Dirabanan equal to witnesses? 3) Is a single witness accepted Midioraisa? 4) Is the size of the string attached to a document a Siman Muvhak? Nimukei Yosef, RoshSiman 14 5) A wife is not believed with the siman that the document is in a folder since she knows her husband places all his documents in folders. So why is the husband believed with this Siman? Ritva “Hu”. 6) What do we conclude lihalacha, are Simanim Dioraisa? Ritva “Ulinyan”
Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Monday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 27B to 28A Ella Ha DiTnan (04/30/2012)
Learn Gemara 27b from “Ella ha DiTnan” (5 lines from bottom) until 28a “Ella Amar Rava” Question; What changed from the question to the answer regarding returning a bundle of shtaros? Learn Gemara 28a “Ella Amar Rava” until Mishna. Question; Is the proof from bundle of Shtaros a conclusive proof that Simanim are acceptable according to the Torah or not? Rosh Siman 13, Ritva 28a “Ella”
Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Wednesday Night Gemara Shiur Bava Metzia 27B Amar Rava (04/25/2012).
Learn Gemara 27b from “Amar Rava” (middle of the wide lines) until 28a “Ella Amar Rava”. Basic Questions 1) A. Why did the gemara initially think that the interest of the finder has any relevance? B. After the Gemara’s response that it is in the best interest of the owner of the item, does that imply that the interest of the finder is no longer relevant? Ritva “Amar Rava” 2) How could the Gemara say the Takana Drabanan applies by Siman Muvhak when the Gemara 18b said clearly that Siman Muvhak is an acceptable Siman from the Torah? Tosfos “Vana” 3) Why would the loser of an item agree to have it returned based on Simanim yet would not want this to be so by a lost Shtar (document)? Ritva “Nicha”