Shallow Dive Daf Yomi

When should a lost bill of divorce, bill of emancipation, will, promissory note, or documented gift be returned to the beneficiaries?

What causes Amalek to agitate against Israel, and what causes them to escalate their aggression to violent attacks?

Acquisitions of movable property through one's courtyard • When does a lost object picked up by one's son, daughter, slave, or wife become the property of the father, master, or husband?

Is one who is willing to steal also presumed willing to swear falsely?

A hero's compensation • A peaceful lion and Rav Safra's donkey • A failed hero's compensation • Standing up against bandits: How are the salvaged items divided? • A moser (informant) must pay for having caused his friend financial loss

Israel and the nations are like fire and water

When does one bring a guilt offering for having stolen? • What happens if the victim was a convert without heirs? • What happens if the Kohen stole from the convert without heirs?

Torah infuses the Israelite with ideal form, and its absence yields degeneracy • Racial substrate provides a constellation of qualities suited to fulfillment of purpose

How and when does Takanas HaShavim, an enactment for returnees, help a robber come clean? • Is a son obligated to honor his wicked parent? • In addition to returning the stolen sheep, must a robber return appreciation, such as wool? • What restitution must be made if the stolen property has depreciated?

Continuing in the path of Abraham, the father of a multitude of nations • The tragic genesis of exile towards fulfillment of our purpose • Maintaining a distinct identity among the nations requires powerfully delving into Torah

Can a Canaanite slave or convert testify? • If recognized as "your brother," why may we not appoint a slave or a convert as king? • If a woman transferred ownership of her dowry to her son and then predeceased her husband who enjoys lifetime usufructuary rights, who rightfully owns the dowry - her husband or her son?

The ten conditions of Joshua for inheritance of Israel • Within the annual cycle, what is unique about the day God chose to begin the Deluge? • Why is it not theft or damaging to defecate in a fellow Jew's yard nor a violation of Shabbos to take a stone from his wall for personal hygiene?

Are neutralized witnesses eligible for liabilities upon becoming vilified witnesses, or has their neutralization precluded further liability? • Are vilified witnesses required to compensate for money that their victim could have successfully grabbed, though it was never awarded by the court? • When does the admission of culpability create and maintain exemption from liability?

The Covenant of the Parts

Can a stolen object be acquired by the thief through its physical transformation? • Can a stolen object be acquired by the thief through the owner's despair of ever recovering it? • Can a stolen object be acquired by the thief through a change of the object's name? • Can a thief designate a tithe or consecrate a sacrifice from what was stolen?

What is the purpose of antisemitism?

Liability for damage caused by one's fire • The righteous are duty bound to help the wicked return • Calculated risks: How to avoid dangers in various scenarios • May one save one's life through theft with reasonable intent to repay? • May one save one's property through theft with reasonable intent to repay?

Introduction : What elements are at the root of Lavan's hatred?

Liabilities for damages caused by one's pit • Liabilities of multiple damagers • Limitations to liabilities for damages caused by one's pit

Anger and its consequences

Does the responsibility to protect against damage exceed liability for damage? • Why does the burden of proof to extract money surpass the proof necessary to convict for capital offenses?

To what degree are irresponsible parties exempt from liability when their properties damage? • Tosafos presents a radical perspective on ownership as a function of practical accessibility • When do courts appointed guardians result in liability for the owners?

Food Matters

Liability for damages while on the road • There is greater liability for inadvertent physical harm than for inadvertent property damage • When is speeding permitted and exempt from liability for property damage? • One who engages in gross negligence is liable for physical harm and exempt from exile if it resulted in death

No bulk discount for sins • For the free bird, envy of a caged bird being fattened for slaughter is myopic • Justice is a consequence of choice; if one is too lustful to commit, he will perforce grow old alone