4-5 Minute insights from the daily "daf yomi"
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Is hunting considered a violation of "tzaar baalei chaim"?
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Does a smoker have to move himself away from the crowd of people or vice-versa?
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The special and spiritual that 6 great Jews died in the Torah known as "the kiss of death"
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Why does Eisav scorn the birthright?
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Who was greater: Abraham or Iyov?
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Were the luchot square or rounded at the top?
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Does a woman have a mitzvah to get married?
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Where did the power of prophecy get transferred to after the churban?
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How Munbaz the King taught his family a lesson about why we are given wealth in our lives
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The parameters of tzedaka- how much, to whom? do poor people have to give tzedaka?
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The difference and challenge between everyday tzedaka and matanot l'evyonim on Purim
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Redeeming captives caught up in the legal system
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How the Jewish community over time set up a taxation system to fund essential services and infrastructure
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Can I build a fence one someone else's roof to help them fulfill the Torah requirement of protecting the roof and use their security to pay for it?
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Can a borrower claim that he's paid back his loan before the loan was due? Can an employer claim that he's paid his worker before the end of the work assignment?
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How Herod rebuilt the 2nd Beit Hamikdash and why the Romans destroyed it
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What made the 2nd Beit Hamikdash greater than the 1st?
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The law and concept of hezek reiya and how it is applied in modern homes and cities
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The deeper meaning behind the final Mishna of the upper and lower gardens and 3 takeaways from the Masechet
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Paying a worker with prepared food/drink instead of cash or with a check/bank transfer
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The halacha and the deeper spiritual idea behind the 2-storey house
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Borrowing seforim without permission
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Collateral of items that are essential for ones sustenance
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The zealotry of Pinchas vs Eliyahu and the merit of becoming a kohen as a result
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Is a lender allowed to sell a security in order to get back his loan money when the borrower fails to pay back on time?
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Is the mitzvah to pay workers on time applicable to trade workers such as tailors or mechanics?
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How bad is it to withhold employee wages? Can a can driver be paid early for his service and still fulfill the mitzvah?
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Introduction to the prohibition to withhold payment from workers and the positive mitzvah to pay workers on time
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Grounds for dismissal in various professions and industries
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The law of the adjacent property/field/apartment owner and when he has the right to acquire the property- "dina d'bar metzra"
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Fill yourself up first/work on yourself with Torah and only then influence others
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How many repeated occurrences forms a chazaka- 2 or 3?
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The concept of a regional disaster such as grasshopper plague or a wind blast and how this is applied during a time of war/rocket attack
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The problem with using investment money for personal expenses
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When I borrow an item from someone and ask them to "please do me this kind favor" how does that change the nature of the agreement?
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The prohibition to remove a mezuza when you move out of a rental home
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Who's responsible for affixing the mezuza in a rented home?
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The prohibition to cut down fruit-bearing trees, and the scenarios in which it is permitted
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Paying for someone else's bus fare using a bus pass- do you pay back full bus fare or the discounted price?
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Situations when we don't let a person who denies a monetary claim to swear to that effect to stop him from lying
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A Rav or Poseik is like a servant of the community to answer sheelot and guide them
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When one borrows a pen at the bank to sign a document and the pen gets lost!
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The deep and spiritual idea behind why hiring the owner with the borrowed item creates an exemption of liability
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Is a husband considered "baalav imo" in his marriage to his wife- if his wife breaks something in the house is that her responsibility to pay for it?
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How Yaakov Avinu taught us the standard for how carefully one should guard someone else's items
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Can workers eat on the job? Is there a limit to how much?
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When we say a person is exempt by dinei adam/earthly court but accountable by dinei shayamim/Hashem’s "court"- How do we view the monetary compensation?
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Does the prohibition of asking a gentile to perform a otherwise prohibited activity for a Jew apply outside of the laws of Shabbat?
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The parameters of separating challah from dough
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Does the plate of food (the food itself) you are served when you are a guest belong to you? Can you betroth a woman with it?
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