Daf Yomi

Sanhedrin 9 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-26 Using ineligible witnesses as part of a group. Witnesses who are killed, can sometimes also pay money. Testimony of a participant in the forbidden act: splitting a person's words.

Sanhedrin 8 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-25 Merit is transmitted through righteous people. Requiring 23 judges for a monetary case of motzei shem ra. If warning for capital punishment must include the specific death one would receive.

Sanhedrin 7 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-24 Different understandings of the verse "releasing water is the beginning of strife". Judges who renders a true judgement to its absolute truth. The judge has to be absolutely clear that his judgement is correct.

Sanhedrin 6 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-23 The number of judges required for compromise. Is compromise optional, forbidden or a mitzvah? Performing both justice and peace.

Sanhedrin 5 : Marc Chipkin : 224-12-22 An expert judge can judge cases himself. Receiving permission to judge. Is this restricted to a specific area?

Sanhedrin 4 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-21 Is primacy given to the pronounced form of a word in Torah, as opposed to its written form?

Sanhedrin 3 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-20 Laws made in order not to discourage lenders. Opinion that one judge would be sufficient to judge. Does a court require an odd number of judges?

Sanhedrin 2 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-19 How many judges are required for various Torah laws. Sources for the number of judges in various areas. Differences between monetary and injury cases vs admissions and loans.

Bava Batra 176 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-18 The status of a handwritten note. Where a guarantor signs is important. Does a guarantor have to formally commit?

Bava Batra 175 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-12-17 A sh'chiv me'ra who admitted owing someone money. A loan recorded in a document may be collected from נmproperties sold by the borrower, but an oral loan is only collected from the borrower’s unsold properties. Is a lien on property from the Torah?