4-5 Minute insights from the daily "daf yomi"
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The unique law of a master being being permitted to strike their slave , but not in all cases...
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why witnesses are only allowed to give their testimony once
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Why the Baraita uses sacrifices as the paradigm for revealing a person's true will to fulfill the will of Hashem
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What does a person really believe in their heart of hearts and how do we bring that out?
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The classic case of my coat being swapped for the coat next to it, can I wear home the other coat until I get mine back?
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What motivating factors invalidate a person from testifying? i.e. when does bias impact a testimony- monetary, familial, social?
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Does every Jew have a right/possession of a part of Eretz Yisrael?
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Does Torah learning bring pleasure and enjoyment to the learner that it will make them biased to that Torah ?
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The parameters of how closing or locking a door creates ownership
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Is there a concept of a chazaka on a mitzvah? e.g. someone who always leads kol nidrei every year, does that give him the automatic right to lead again the next year?
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Is a beit din allowed to pressure a husband monetarily in order to force him to give his wife a divorce?
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May one speak lashon hara if it takes place in front of 3 or more people?
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What wording constitutes a proper protest to prevent a squatter from establishing ownership over one's field?
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When two buyers split buying a piece of land - one buys the trees and the other the piece of land- how the Meshech Chochma resolved a dispute over aliyah ltorah on Shabbat Rosh Adar II in 1882
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The parameters of the law that a movable item in someone's possession is under that person's ownership
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Are judges allowed to make decisions arbitrarily or based on who they like better when there is no evidence or proofs to whom a piece of land/money belongs?
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How the principle of "whoever is stronger wins" works
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Is one allowed to visit a Jewish doctor on Shabbat in a non life-threatening illness situation?
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Is it a mitzvah to take an oath? Is it preferable to find a compromise?
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Are two litigants allowed to go to a 2nd court for another opinion after receiving the psak/decision of a first court? Would that constitute contempt of court?
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Promising to compensate a fired worker an exorbitant severance not expecting to actually have to pay that amount and then being asked to pay it. Is the employer required to pay?
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Building beautiful homes outside of Israel: Is there a mitzvah?
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It's not enough to just live and work on an abandoned piece of land- what else is required?
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Is it permissible to plant trees or flowers in a Jewish cemetery/on the graves themselves?
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When the public use a private property as a shortcut, can that right be taken away from them?
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Is the earth round or flat and what this has to do with the prohibition to build Temple vessels in the dimensions of the original
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The deeper spiritual message of the baby bird who hops away from its nest
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Is someone allowed to say they don't mind the damage?
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Reasonable protesting of neighbors making noise
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When is opening a competing business near a pre-exisiting one allowed and when is it prohibited?
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What kind of noise may one make on their property that is considered reasonable and what is protestable?
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Is hunting considered a violation of "tzaar baalei chaim"?
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Does a smoker have to move himself away from the crowd of people or vice-versa?
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The special and spiritual that 6 great Jews died in the Torah known as "the kiss of death"
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Why does Eisav scorn the birthright?
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Who was greater: Abraham or Iyov?
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Were the luchot square or rounded at the top?
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Does a woman have a mitzvah to get married?
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Where did the power of prophecy get transferred to after the churban?
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How Munbaz the King taught his family a lesson about why we are given wealth in our lives
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The parameters of tzedaka- how much, to whom? do poor people have to give tzedaka?
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The difference and challenge between everyday tzedaka and matanot l'evyonim on Purim
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Redeeming captives caught up in the legal system
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How the Jewish community over time set up a taxation system to fund essential services and infrastructure
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Can I build a fence one someone else's roof to help them fulfill the Torah requirement of protecting the roof and use their security to pay for it?
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Can a borrower claim that he's paid back his loan before the loan was due? Can an employer claim that he's paid his worker before the end of the work assignment?
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How Herod rebuilt the 2nd Beit Hamikdash and why the Romans destroyed it
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What made the 2nd Beit Hamikdash greater than the 1st?
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The law and concept of hezek reiya and how it is applied in modern homes and cities
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The deeper meaning behind the final Mishna of the upper and lower gardens and 3 takeaways from the Masechet
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