Talking Talmud

What if your animal eats food from the pack on the back of another animal? Or comparable damage. Who's responsible? Is this standard behavior or not? Is it like walking and damaging or standing and damaging or jumping and damaging, which is another category, or might be. Also, what about the case of a squatter - and what happens then? Does the owner know? Is rent involved? Is squatting causing any...

More, yes, on attenuated causation. [Who's Who: Rabbi Yehudah Nesiah] What about a wagging tail? Does the animal's owner need to hold on to the tail to prevent any potential damage? That seems a bit much. Also, a new mishnah - with additional considerations, such as whether the damage takes place in the public domain. With a greater focus on "shen," tooth, eating.

Why are chickens pecking at a rope from which a bucket will drop, if they peck through? Will that make a difference as to how much the owner of the chickens would have to pay? Soumchos says the chicken owner should pay full damages - is that the reason the chicken case would need full damages? Is it just following his opinion? Also, can the case of tzrurot (pebbles) ever become a case of "mu'ad,"...

Wrapping up the first chapter - with some aggadata doing some analysis of biblical verses that seems to connect to the halakhic topics at hand in both the first chapter and the upcoming second one. Also, the opening mishnah of Chapter 2: investigating "regel," the damage an animal does in the course of its walking. With an additional focus, which comes out in the Gemara too, on tzrurot - pebbles,...

The daf discusses how different wild animals are damagers and can they ever be not considered muad. The Mishnah finally spells out some of the differences between tam and muad.

Why do we need three proofs to determine that women are included in the laws of damages. A Mishnah discusses other types of damagers.

The daf finishes up it’s discussion of the second Mishnah in our Masechet by discussing the 4 rules of damages attributed to Rabbi Shimon Ben Elazar. A new cryptic Mishnah appears on this daf exploring how damages are assessed.

What happens when Kodshim cause damage and are they considered property? The daf comments in what to do about duplicate mishnahs.

Rav Nachmun issues a halahkic ruling about orphans and the repayment of loans. The daf explores when do kodshim kalim becone subject to meilah and thereby except from damages.

The daf discusses what is mean to cause some of the damage and what liability that incurs for the damager. Then the Gemara presents scriptural sources that the damaged party needs to deal with the damaged object.

The compensation for damages is supposed to be from the best land... Or from money (cash). Or even from bran? Which is it? Plus, the case if two brothers who inherit and have to pay their father's creditor. Plus, what so we spend on a mitzvah. Also, a new mishnah! When is one liable to pay compensatory damages when ones property causes damage? Negligence is a good rule of thumb. And other complica...

When a buyer purchases land from a seller that owes money the owed money stays with the sold land. The daf explains different ways the buyer can make sure the seller’s debt is paid off.

The daf explores what exactly the damagers has to pay and form what assets.

The daf provided 4 possible different cases that explain the what is common between the four types of damagers described in the Mishnah. Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Akiva each read a verse in Shemot differently and each interpretation impacts how damages are calculated.

The daf discusses what type of damagers are not in the britot from daf 4 and how damage can be done through speech. The daf also started to create some distinctions between different categories of damagers.

The daf establishes 3 damaging activities that an ox can do (keren, shen, and regel), and the differences between each of them that can be applied elsewhere too. We then have two britot that expand the list of damages.

The daf comes to an understanding of Rav Pappa’s statement that some Toladot and different than the Av. The daf then explains a disagreement between Rav and Shmuel on the meaning of the word ma’veh.

A new Seder and a new Masechet! The Masechet begins with a discussion of the main categories of damagers and the relationship between the Avot (categories) and Tolodot (subcategories) of damagers.

The daf begins with a Mishnah that raises some difficult questions. The last Mishnah of the Masechet and Seder discusses what professions are desirable and should be taught to one’s son. The Masechet ends with a beautiful passage on the study of Torah and the hope it brings to a person’s life.

The daf has a very open discussion about sexual temptation and sin by giving example from the Tanamim and Amoraim

The daf discusses Rabbi Yochanan’a concept of chazakot and when one does not to bring a witness to prove something. Later the Mishnah discussed the laws of yichud or seclusion.

Two mishnahs; First mishnah - when the timing of an agents betrothal for a woman and a father's (or her own) conflict... What is the status of that kiddushin? Second Mishnah - if a man returns with a family how does he prove their lineage

A kohen whose kiddushin is with a woman who is prohibited to him and who is the intimate with her - he gets two counts against him, one for each prohibition. The idea is that kiddushin is prohibited for the way it leads to a prohibited sexual relationship. Also, a new mishnah about how a father and even both parents can't declare their child (or child-to-be) a mamzer.

A new mishnah about challals, challalot, and their progeny, and whom they can marry. Likewise, converts. Following the lineage quality of the father... Also, a beraita regarding liability for multiple sins - specifically, kohanim who get involced with the various prohibited relationships. But how many women is the given kohen being intimate with?

A new mishnah - checking back the lineage of a woman who marries a kohen, namely 4 women which equals 8, when you consider 4 generations on both sides. Though some families, who were in various kinds of public service, were exempt from some of those checks, because they wouldn't have been eligible for those roles if their lineage had been blemished. But why davka the women and not the men? Also, f...