Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

Today's daf is sponsored in memory of haRav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Yaakov Yisrael, Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l. When one finds an object in a wall, what clues are there in the placement of the object that can attest to whether it belonged to the owner or to someone from the street who left it there? If the object was placed in a part close to the house, but the house was rented to others, there is...

Today's daf is dedicated in memory of Ilai David Garfinkel of the Duvdevan commando unit who was killed on Friday. The Mishna lists various items that if found, one should announce in order to return to its owner. The Gemara explains in more detail some of the cases and how the item needs to be found, i.e. fruits in a basket but not next to the basket, money in a particular formation. Contradictor...

Shmuel listed three areas in which we can assume Torah scholars may be dishonest. Why? Can we assume they are honest in all other areas? Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says that if something is lost in a public place, we can assume the owner despaired (has given up hope of ever getting the item back) and the finder can take the item. The Gemara questions whether he meant this only in a place where the ma...

Study Guide Bava Metzia 23 Today's daf is sponsored in memory of Rav Moshe ben David, Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l. Today's daf is sponsored by Terri Krivosha for a refua shleima for her husband Hayim Herring, HaRav Hayim Yehuda ben Tzippora.   Raba and Rava disagree about simanim - can the location be a siman , and is something a siman if it can be stepped on and ruined? How do they each explain the...

Study Guide Bava Metzia 22 Today's daf is sponsored by Nancy Kolodny in honor of the birthday of her daughter-in-law Lisa Kolodny. "Wife, mother, daughter, learner, teacher, athlete, friend extraordinaire."  Today's daf is being sponsored by Betsy Mehlman in loving memory of her father, Harold Mondshein, Zvi Menahem Mendel ben Shlomo, on his 40th yahrzeit.  "He would have been proud to see how his...

The Gemara raises two more difficulties against Rav's ruling that a receipt of payment is not returned to the borrower if found among documents of the creditor, and resolves them. The second chapter begins with a list of items that if one finds them on the street in a particular manner, they can assume the owner lost them and is not expected to retrieve them and can therefore keep them. One of the...

A braita states that if a receipt is found saying that the husband (or his heirs) paid his ex-wife the money from her ketuba , , if the woman agrees, we return it to the husband as proof he paid. Why are we not concerned that perhaps the the money was not repaid on the date written on the receipt, but was paid later, and the couple is conspiring to retrieve her ketuba that she sold after the date...

Today's daf is sponsored by Allie Alperovich in loving memory of her grandmother, Frima Iosilevich who passed away this week a month shy of her 98th birthday. Rav Ashi was uncertain whether the law that a person can retrieve lost items by giving an identifying mark (siman) is a Torah law or not. As a result, when he reconciled the contradiction between the Tosefta that permitted one to return a lo...

Today's daf is sponsored in honor of Audrey Mondrow from her children and grandchildren. "You are an example of a lifetime learner." Today's daf is sponsored by Gabrielle and Daniel Altman in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Sophia Altman today, and also the recent marriage of their son, Isaac Altman, and the yahrtzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu. "Sending brachot that the ultimate Shadchan find mat...

Today's daf is sponsored by Karen Carter in honor of Julie Hilton Danan's birthday! "Happy birthday to my first chevruta!"  In what cases is one no longer trusted to take an in court that he/she paid back the loan? Rav Nachman was quoted as differentiating between a case where the court had ruled "Give the money back" and "You are obligated to pay." However, there were two different versions of th...

Today's daf is sponsored by Miriam Adler in honor of her children's return to Kibbutz Saad. "May they have many healthy and safe years while building and planting in ארצנו הקדושה." Rav holds that if the seller of stolen land subsequently purchased the land from the original owner, the assumption is that the seller originally sold the land and any rights to the land that the seller may have in the...

Study Guide Bava Metzia 15 Today's daf is sponsored by Barbara Goldschlag in honor of the engagement of Aliza Goldschlag and Sam Clarke. If one sold a field that he/she stole, when the owner takes back the land and the buyer returns to the seller to retrieve the money from the sale, Shmuel holds that the seller does not need to reimburse the buyer for improvements to the field. The second difficul...

Today's daf is sponsored by Amy Goldstein in loving memory of her father, Melvyn Sydney Goldstein, on his 4th yahrzeit. "He was gone too soon, and his presence and good counsel are missed by many of his friends and family."  How does the braita previously quoted raise a difficulty with Shmuel on two counts? Another statement of Shmuel is brought explaining the rabbi's position - that even if a doc...

Study Guide Bava Metzia 13 If someone finds a promissory note in the street and it is unclear if it was paid back or not, can it be returned to the creditor?  According to Rabbi Meir, it depends on whether or not the document specified that there was property lein on the loan - if there was, the document is not returned, if there was not, it is. The rabbis disagree with Rabbi Meir and hold that in...

This month's learning is sponsored in loving memory of Shay Uriel ben Carmit & Harav Shimon Pizam and Ayal Mevorach ben Shiri Chaya & Mordechai Moti Twito. This week's learning is sponsored by Nira Feldman in loving memory of Faye Darack z"l, Finkel bat Baruch v'Dina in commemoration of her first yahrzeit.  Rav Ashi explains why if a husband puts a bill of divorce in his wife's courtyard, it is on...

Today's daf is sponsored by Emma and Richard Rinberg in honor of the engagement of their son Joseph to Shachar, daughter of Ayelet and Amir Yefet of Shoham. After concluding that everyone agrees that if a husband puts a get in his wife's courtyard, she is divorced because her courtyard is considered an extension of her hand, the Gemara brings three explanations as to what Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yo...

The Gemara quotes a Mishna in Peah 4:9 that describes someone who takes part in the corner of another's field on behalf of a poor person. Ulla and Rav Nachman disagree about whether the debate Mishna in Peah is only when a wealthy person takes the item for the poor person or even a poor person for a poor person. Rav Nachman raises a difficulty with Ulla's ruling from our Mishna. How do Ulla and Ra...

Today's daf is sponsored by Rikki and Alan Zibitt in loving memory of Helen Zibitt on her 24th yahrzeit. "Mom was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who lived a life filled with middot , chesed , learning and ahavat Yisrael . May her memory be a blessing." Today's daf is dedicated by the Hadran Women of Long Island in honor of the birth of a grandson to Cheryl Savitsky...

Today's daf is sponsored by Rochel Cheifetz in loving memory of her aunt, Rose Rubelow, Rachel bat haRav Moshe v'Tzipora Mashbaum whose yartzeit was 26 Adar.  When the law is to split an item, the meaning is to split the market value. There are three attempts to prove this from our Mishna or tannatic sources. The first two are rejected but the last is accepted. Rami bar Hama teaches that one can d...

Today's daf is sponsored by Eitan and Pnina Lipsker "in honor of all the women daf yomi learners, especially those who make an extra-human effort to join the Hebrew Zoom at 6:20 every morning. They add kedusha and Torah to Am Yisrael. May we be blessed to continue to learn Torah daily and l'hagdil Torah u'lehaadira ." After deliberations on Bava Metzia 6 regarding a contested item that was sanctif...

Since Rabbi Yochanan explained the reason for the oaths in the Mishna is to prevent one from grabbing the tallit from the other, the Gemara continues to prove that if one can be believed to take an oath even if we are concerned they have stolen. The third attempt to prove this is from a statement of Rav Huna regarding a  shomer who claims something happened to the item which would exempt the shome...

Today's daf is sponsored by Abby Flamholz in honor of her daughter in law, Sigal. "She is a superwoman and inspirational wife, mother and Torah Jew!"  Today's daf is sponsored by Romi and Josh Sussman in honor of their oldest son finishing 3 years and 8 months of service in the IDF this week. "We have been in awe of how you carried yourself with grace, confidence, determination and leadership sinc...

Finishing the end of the last daf with some insights about the last sugya. 

Bava Metzia bookmark Order your Nezikin Kit (printed bookmarks) This week's learning is sponsored by Rachel Savin in loving memory of her father, Shalom ben Shmuel z"l. Today's daf is sponsored by Miriam Tannenbaum in honor of Rina Yahalom and in memory of Rebecca Baruch. "Rina, a dear 'former student' & "bat bayit", and her close friend, Rebecca Baruch הי"ד had planned to be chevrutot as they sta...

The Gemara continues to compare the law in our Mishna to tannatic opinions in other cases of disputed money that seem to reach different halakhic conclusions. Distinctions are made between the various cases to prove that our Mishna could match the opinions of the tannaim in those sources as the details of our case are different and would therefore lead to a different ruling. Rabbi Chiya rules that...