Best Yardaena Podcasts (2024)

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(6) Dr. Yardaena Osband: Creating a Leadership Pipeline 38:55

15d ago38:55

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We’re meeting Dr Yardaena Osband in this episode, who’s quite challenging to introduce because she wears so many hats! She’s a founding member of the Orthodox Leadership Project, which empowers Orthodox Jewish women’s leadership as a way of strengthening Jewish communities through professional development, education and partnerships. She’s also a p…

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(7) Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll: Warrior with a Pen 46:31

5h ago46:31

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This podcast is powered by LSJS. Visit https://www.lsjs.ac.uk/ for our full Jewish learning programme & find something that suits you. Shoshana Keats-Jaskoll is a warrior with a pen and she fights, she really fights, for a better Judaism. Raised in Lakewood, she moved to Israel with her family, where she witnessed the damaging effects of extremism …

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Bava Batra 111: The Daughters Won't Inherit the Earth 17:14

1h ago17:14

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With many topics on this daf… the case of a son and a daughter inheriting their mother's estate, with the debate over the son's precedence. With a lot of discussion about who agrees with whom. Note the 2 Rav Huna's. Plus, the cloak of Rabbi Yehuda Nesia - which brings us back to the son/daughter inheritance question. Also, the question of a woman i…

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Bava Batra 110: Biblical Heiresses 15:57

4h ago15:57

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A discourse on the families in the Torah -- including the children of Aaron, with regard to establishing the laws of inheritance. Also, back to halakhah - where sons inherit their father's estate, and the debate over whether daughters should be inheriting in the same measure as sons, and how the daughters of Tzlofchad prove to the contrary.…

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Bava Batra 109: Inheritance Hierarchy 15:02

1h ago15:02

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A person's son is considered to be his primary son, and not even the deceased's father, but the father may precede the deceased's daughter. Which raises the question whether the father should take precedence over the son too. Plus the question of the paternal uncle. Also, delving into the biblical text establishing these ties of kinship - including…

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Bava Batra 108: Inheriting the Land: We Don't Start with Calamity 14:56

2h ago14:56

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A new chapter! With an introduction to the basis of the laws of inheritance. Including the rules of the first-born, and referring to the daughters of Tzlofchad. The first mishnah gives the list of who inherits and bequeaths to each other, who inherits but doesn't bequeath, doesn't inherit, but does bequeath, and neither. The Gemara wants to address…

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Bava Batra 107: "So Animals Can't Jump Over the Fence": Dividing Property 12:36

3h ago12:36

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A case of a debtor coming to collect a deceased father's debt from one of two brothers who had divided their father's estate: is the brother who covered the debt left high and dry or do they redistribute the entirety of the estate? Also, what do judges do when they are in the process of appraising and distributing property for orphans, and they dis…

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Bava Batra 106: Inheritance by Lottery 13:19

3h ago13:19

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A new mishnah! On the sale of a field with demarcations of the property, where the buyer can hold the seller to those specifications, with a one-sixth margin of error (give or take, which is the bulk of the discussion). Plus, whether one-sixth exactly should be treated as more or less than one-sixth, which are respectively defined with halakhic con…

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Bava Batra 105: How to Pay for a Leap Month of Rent 14:51

21h ago14:51

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A new mishnah! (from 104) With a case of contradictory measurements (specific and approximate), which is a complication for an effective sale - the one nullifies the other. Plus, a story that took place in the Galil - with the rental of a place for the year, 1 gold dinar per month. But then the year was declared a leap year - with an extra month. S…

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Bava Batra 104: To the Seller's Advantage 9:25

7d ago9:25

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Interactions between buyer and seller - when a seller gives the buyer and advantage, for the portion of land being sold. In whose favor are the adjustments for the buyer or seller? It seems the seller wins out - in that he cannot be compelled to sell.... or so it would seem. Based on the costs of the land. Plus, the amount of land that is a minimum…

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Bava Batra 103: Crevices and Rocks 12:05

4d ago12:05

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Beginning a new chapter - with a new mishnah. Namely, if one sells a field that has crevices or rocks of 10 handbreadths of depth or height, respectively - those areas are not included in the amount of land sold (a minimum of which is to plant a basic minimum of seed). And another new mishnah too, with specifics of a contract and their implications…

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Bava Batra 102: A Quick Burial 9:42

4d ago9:42

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More on the spacing of found buried bodies - and when the presumption is that you have found an ancient burial ground, based on the spacing (depending on the dispute with regard to burial details). Also, a dispute between the sages and R. Shimon in the mishnah vs. that of both sides in the baraita. Plus, the contrast to a burial ground and a vineya…

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Bava Batra 101: Catacombs 11:18

4d ago11:18

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Beginning with a mishnah on 100 -- about the structure of catacombs: family burial places carved into the recesses of a wall, and the specifics of the dimensions required for them. The Gemara delves into the spacing of niches for burial coming off chambers, including what direction to place the body. Also, the question of coming across a buried bod…

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Bava Batra 100: The Ceremony on the Cemetery Road 14:04

4d ago14:04

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More on the definitions of a thoroughfare -- specifically, a private path. Is it measured in cubits or by use? Note: "Dayanei Golah" - the judges of the Diaspora, who weigh in on the width of a private path. With prooftexts for why a public thoroughfare is the width it is in comparison to other roads, likewise the king's road, and the cemetery road…

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Bava Batra 99: The Keruvim 16:36

12d ago16:36

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All you want to know about the cherubim/keruvim, and then some (because of there's dispute). What is their wingspan? What are their positions? Which way are they facing? Plus, 3 mishnayot: Beginning with the location of one home that had a cistern on the other side of another party's home. Also, the various ownership of property, from private to pu…

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Bava Batra 98: The Customer Isn't Always Right 13:24

14d ago13:24

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2 mishnayot! First, wine that goes sour is not the seller's responsibility, unless he knew it would sour. Plus other cases where it turns out that the seller is in fact responsible (e.g., if he brags about how great the wine is before the sale and then it goes bad). Also, the difference between "old wine" and "aged wine" and "cooking wine," in term…

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Bava Batra 97: Consecrations and Kiddush 15:28

15d ago15:28

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Wine that is produced by pouring water over leaves (shemarim) that are terumah - the first 2 pourings are considered terumah still, but by the third, it loses that standing, unless it still has the taste of wine. That question of "taste" carries many ramifications as well. Also, to be able to make kiddush on "wine," the wine itself has to be eligib…

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Bava Batra 96: Wine, Wine, Wine, Wine... Vinegar 15:02

15d ago15:02

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More on wine that may have become vinegar - this case, in a barrel from which terumot and ma'aserot may have been taken. Does the barrel turn from the top or from the bottom? What if the liquid smells of vinegar, but tastes of wine? How to determine thee time of the turning? Also, more on the suitable use of the generic "Shehakol" blessing, as comp…

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Bava Batra 95: Wine into Vinegar 13:33

15d ago13:33

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A seller of wine selling a cellar of wine - where the difference between a barrel vs. the stock carries real implications for the shift from wine to vinegar being an issue for the sale. Also, when wine is sold in a store, the blessing over it should be the one for wine (Borei Pri HaGefen). But there is a risk of the wine becoming vinegar - and when…

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Bava Batra 94: A Quarter Kav of Dirt 15:48

17d ago15:48

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Bava Batra 93: The Seller's Obligation in Making the Sale 17:05

18d ago17:05

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More on the dispute between Rav and Shmuel - on whether the seller owes the buyer the value of the error in the event that the merchandise sold was not as it should have been. Also, the saga of fighting camels - where the original owner might be liable for the loss of one of them. Plus, the question of the application of the concepts of "rov" and "…

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Bava Batra 92: Let the Buyer Beware (Or Not?) 13:25

19d ago13:25

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Beginning chapter 6 - with a new mishnah. One who sells produce that is sometimes used for eating and sometimes for planting -- what happens if the buyer plants the item and it doesn't grow? What if one sells an ox and it turns out to be a gorer? When is the seller responsible for the dud of the sale? Plus, when does the issue of "rov" - the majori…

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Bava Batra 91: Theological Holes in the Story of Ruth 17:42

20d ago17:42

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In the middle of 7 beraitot -- the last of which addresses increases to the cost of wheat, and then the Gemara turns to Megillat Ruth. Specifically, can you find wheat to purchase? If so, there's a dispute whether you can leave the land of Israel. Think of the family of Naomi, who left the land of Israel for Moab, because of a famine in that genera…

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Bava Batra 90: Hoarders, Market Demand, and Food Scarcity 23:54

21d ago23:54

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A given town has limits on how much it can increase the size of its measures. If the rationale is to avoid inflation, then why increase at all? Perhaps it's a concern of "ona'ah" - defrauding either party - but the Gemara rejects that as a concern too. And so on, for a few attempts. Plus, the use of verses to establish the adjustments to weights an…

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Bava Batra 89: Criminal Minds - and the Torah Scholars Who Know Them 17:35

22d ago17:35

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Further discussion of the laws that pertain weights and measures, with a mnemonic to help them remember 11 beraitot, all pertaining to weights and measures, including those pertaining to the norms of the given place. For example, whether a serving might be flat or level, as compared to rounded or heaping. Plus, a caution against using "large" or "s…

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Bava Batra 88: Honest Shopkeepers 14:23

22d ago14:23

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A new mishnah! (the last of the chapter) -- on the upkeep of weights and measures. That is, wiping them clean, specifically those that are used for wet goods. Also, a question of ethical importance as determined by one's honesty in weights and measures -- supported by textual nuance. Plus, why it is that dishonesty in weights and measures is so bad…

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Bava Batra 87: A Child Breaks an Oil Flask and the Storekeeper Is Liable (Maybe) 12:48

24d ago12:48

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2 mishnayot! First: The case of someone who sells food and drink -- that is, oil and wine -- and the price rises or falls, and the seller or the buyer wants to renege, it depends where in the process of pouring it out for the buyer whether each can renege. If a middleman is responsible for the commodity, and a barrel of the goods breaks, he is resp…

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Bava Batra 86: Kinyan Meshicha 16:50

25d ago16:50

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The daf describes how kinyan meshicha works and questions if it an alternative to hagbaha or only done when hagbaha cannot be performed

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Bava Batra 85: The Point of No Reneging 13:46

26d ago13:46

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A baraita with the 4 different methods by which a buyer can acquire merchandise -- for example, dry good. That is, until the measuring cup (as it were) is filled, as per their terms, at which point, the seller cannot renege. If the buyer owns that vessel, however, then the buyer takes full possession from the time that the good reach the vessel. Pl…

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Bava Batra 84: All the Colors of the Sun 13:43

27d ago13:43

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The daf has a discussion about the color of the sun based off the mishnah’s halacha about white and red wheat. A new mishnah discusses the sale of fruit and flax.

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Bava Batra 83: The Right to Renege 10:24

28d ago10:24

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A series of (fun) questions about the trees, the land, and the purchasing thereof. Including details of the distances between the trees and the implications of that. Also, a new mishnah, in 2 parts: 1: Selling animal body parts and when other pieces (and what pieces) are thought to be included by default (or specifically not, as the case may be). 2…

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Bava Batra 82: Branches, Roots, and the Palm Tree's Smooth Trunk 11:40

29d ago11:40

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When one owns trees in the middle of another's property, how is growth on the tree ascribed to either owner (new branches, new roots)? What if there's water and sediment and other debris covering the roots? Note: 3 trees together in another person's property is sufficient for the tree-owner to own the land their rooted in as well. Also, trees must …

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Bava Batra 81: This Land Is Your Land 12:39

30d ago12:39

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The daf discussed the sale if tree, if the land is included and does the owner bring bikkurim form these trees. How to bring bikkurim is a machloket between Rabbi Meir and the Chachamim

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Bava Batra 80: Honey and Honeycomb 13:40

1M ago13:40

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A new mishnah! If you buy the "fruits" of a dovecoat, or of a beehive, or even honeycomb, then the "first fruits" of each of them need to be left for the seller to bring in offering. The mishnah specifies what measure of each is necessary. Also, if you buy the honeycombs of a beehive, you need to leave 2 of them behind for the bees. Plus, a discour…

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Bava Batra 79: Consecration 14:04

1M ago14:04

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A mishnah in Meila discusses if a consecrated item includes its contents and how it relates to a machloket between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosi. Can you sell a pit without the water.ReplyForwardAdd reaction

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Bava Batra 78: Selling Donkeys 13:42

1M ago13:42

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Two new mishnayot! First - When it comes to selling a donkey, what gear, if any, is included as a default? The answer may depend on whether donkeys were primarily used for riding or as pack animals. Second - second other animals... Plus, the question of selling a donkey with its foal (vs. a cow with its calf).…

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Bava Batra 77: If You Buy the Wagon, Do You Buy the Mules? 15:15

1M ago15:15

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Indebtedness, and how transfer happens. Plus, when and how one can rescind with regard to the given transaction. Also, how movable property is acquired together with land. Plus, how a sale can be effected even via the transfer of a document, depending on the connection with land. Plus, defining "antiki" and why it's not part of a default sale if no…

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(5) Rabbanit Surale Rosen: Teaching Torah, Building Bridges 38:11

29d ago38:11

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Rabbanit Surale Rosen is a graduate of Matan’s 5 year halacha programme and she founded their Women’s Online Halachic Responsa Project. For the past 2 years she’s led a new programme here at LSJS called Iyun, our highest level women’s learning programme, teaching women hilchot kashrut and now hilchot brachot. She’s really bringing opportunities to …

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Bava Batra 76: The Largest Movable Object That Is Not Alive 14:03

1M ago14:03

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How do you acquire a boat? It's a debate between Rav and Shmuel, even after they try to draw the parallel to the acquisition of a large animal and the "pulling" that is effective in that case. In this context, Rabbi Natan raises the discussion of letters - and the Gemara fills in the details about documentation in the transfer of ship ownership. Al…

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Bava Batra 75: The Lights of the Leviathan and Jerusalem 18:12

1M ago18:12

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More on the Leviathan. Among other details, the Leviathan can boil the water of the ocean. Also, it's very smelly. Also, -- all of which details have prooftexts, especially from the Book of Job, to back them up. Plus, a discussion of glory of the Leviathan and its benefits for the righteous. [Where's Where: Tzipori] Plus, a description of Jerusalem…

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Bava Batra 74: The Leviathan and the Question of Magic 13:12

1M ago13:12

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More of the dramatic, fantastical, fascinating passages. Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua traveled by ship - and they see a great light in the sea, which opens up a discussion about the Leviathan. Likewise, another trip, this time with apparent magic happening to the meat from which they had cut out the sciatic nerve, and the apparent magic that ha…

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Bava Batra 73: The Esoteric Tales of a Jewish 'Sinbad' 13:01

1M ago13:01

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Chapter 5! A new mishnah -- with a shift to a discussion of movable property, and what is included in their sales. For example, what is included in the sale of a ship (when the formality does not stipulate: "and everything that is within it"). Also, the voyages of Rabbah bar bar Chana -- which go beyond a traveler's account to mystical teachings/ e…

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Bava Batra 72: Consecrated and Ancestral Lands 19:00

1M ago19:00

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Rav Huna on consecrating a field - where he says one does not take possession, in accord with Rabbi Akiva. But then the Gemara lines of Rav Huna's view with that of Rabbi Shimon, which seems to not actually follow the view of Rabbi Akiva. Or can you align them after all? The question hinges on the consecration of trees with or without the land arou…

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Bava Batra 71: What's the Difference between a Sale and a Gift? 13:43

1M ago13:43

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A new mishnah! More on what's not included - and what happens when the transfer of ownership is not via a sale, but other means, such as a gift. Plus, what if the main property (for example, a field) is sold to one party and the not included items are sold to someone else? Also, what IS the difference between a sale and a gift? The Gemara offers se…

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Bava Batra 70: Fulfilling One's Contract Terms - Or Not 14:53

1M ago14:53

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More on the trees -- selling fields and trees (if the tree is grafted or cut). Addressing the parameters of the cases presented, and how expansive the details listed are. Also, the case of one who uses a document to establish another party as a guardian for one's items. What happens when that guardian claims he has returned the items -- and the own…

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Bava Batra 69: A Good Idea to Specify the Trees 9:56

1M ago9:56

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The Gemara doing what the Gemara does - fleshing out details of the mishnah. For example, the mishnah says "produce that's attached to the ground," and the gemara explains: even if it was already ready to be harvested. Ditto for the watch station. Also, when one sells a field when there are trees (of various kinds) in the field - the buyer acquires…

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Bava Batra 68: Bright Lights Big City 14:39

1M ago14:39

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Two mishnah. The first describes which items are included in the sale of a city? The daf discusses the definition of one of the items mentioned in the mishnah and what does this mean about what the Rabbis in Bavel knew about life in the time of the Mishnah. The second mishnah discusses the sale of a field.…

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Bava Batra 67: Sales without Specification 9:41

1M ago9:41

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3 mishnayot! Each about selling different properties, where the details of the sale are not specified. First, a courtyard. (if the details are specified, or if the seller says: "I'm selling you everything that is therein," then those sales are simpler, as per the stipulation). Second, an olive press, and third, a bath house. Without specification, …

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Bava Batra 66: Attached to the Ground 13:23

2M ago13:23

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Rabbi Eliezer and the Rabbis disagree if a once completed utensil then attached to the ground is considered part of the land. The Gemara discusses some ranging cases through the lens if this disagreement ranging from beehives to the susceptibility of food becoming impure.

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Bava Batra 65: Do You Get the Keys When You Buy the Door? 13:51

2M ago13:51

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More on the dispute between Rabbi Akiva and the sages - who, with several cases. For example, what happens when a property is given to two different people, and neither has access to pass through the other's portion. Plus, the difference between a sale and a gift -- where the dispute whether a sale is "generous" does not apply to gifts, because it'…

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