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Summary

The Beraisa continues: Four things cause well-to-do people to lose their property to the government: 1. Because they keep paid promissory notes (which they then collect a second time, Hakadosh Baruch Hu takes away their property because of their dishonest practices). 2. Because they lend money at interest (they have money and the opportunity to practice chesed, but instead lend out their money in a prohibited fashion). 3. Because they don’t protest evil (rich men have clout and the ability to influence people, a Jewish millionaire should know that Hashem gave him money only to influence the Jewish people and draw them close to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, if he fails to do so he will become a pauper). 4. Because they pledge charity in public but do not pay up.

Rav: Four things cause well-to-do people to lose their property: 1. Because they withhold wages from their laborers. 2. Because they rob their laborers by not paying at all. 3. Because they get out of paying taxes, placing the burden on less connected individuals. 4. Because they’re arrogant; arrogance is worse than all these things combined.

[To end off the perek on a good note]: But regarding the humble it states: “The humble ones will inherit the earth and enjoy great peace”.

END OF PEREK

🍾 Mazel Tov! 🥂

Mishna:

A stolen or dried out lulav [or any of the four species] is possul.

If it comes from an Asherah tree or from an ir hanidachas (which must be burned), it is possul (because it is considered ashes and does not have the proper shiur).

If the tip is broken off,* or the leaves are broken (according to Rashi, they’re not connected to the ‘shedrah’, others explain that the leaves are drooping downward) it is possul.

If the leaves are spread away from the center, it’s kosher.

Rabbi Yehuda: It must be tied together and not allowed to spread out.

Palms from Har Habarzel [which have short leaves], are kosher.

A lulav whose length is 3 tefachim [and another tefach] so that it can be shaken, is kosher.

Click here to listen to the shiur with Tosfos

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* Tosfos: 1. This refers to the tips of most of the top leaves. 2. It refers to the Tiyomes [the two center “twin leaves”]. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate