The Gemora states that Rabbi Bana’ah used to mark out caves and it relates what happened when he went into the Cave of Machpeilah (where the Patriarchs and Matriarchs were buried).



The Rashbam explains that he did this in order to determine the precise dimensions of the crypts, and after marking its borders on the ground above, people, and especially Kohanim, would be able to avoid becoming tamei (through tumas ohel – forming a tent over a corpse).



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The Gemora cites a braisa: Rabbi Yosi said: When my father, Chalafta, went to Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri to study Torah, or, as others recorded: When Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri went to study Torah by my father, Chalafta, he said to him: Suppose a man occupied a piece of land for one year as testified by two witnesses, for a second year as testified by two other witnesses, and for a third year as testified by still two other witnesses (totaling… Continue

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The Poskim deal with when do we say the law of the land is binding. Rav Moshe Feinstien was asked about a bankruptcy case. One of the creditors had taken the money he was owed. This was against the law, for the company was protected under bankruptcy laws. On the other hand, according, to Torah law, he was entitled to the money.



Rav Moshe brings two opinions found… Continue

The Gemora concludes that the words “toshav v’sachir” mentioned in

respect to the Pesach offering are extra. What does “toshav v’sachir”

mean when it is written here? It cannot be referring to the two types

of Jewish servants (a Jewish servant who is acquired for an acquisition

of years, and a Jewish servant who is acquired as an everlasting

acquisition) because for what reason should they be exempt from eating

the Pesach offering? We have previously established… Continue

Shmuel once said to Rav Chana Bagdasaah (from Baghdath, or an Aggada

expert), “Go out and bring me ten people (so that the ruling should be

publicized) in order for me to say to you before them that one who

gives something to a fetus, the fetus has acquired it.”



It would seem form this Gemora that if something should be publicized, ten people are required.



This is also evident from the Gemora Sanhedrin (74b) which states that a

person who is in public must… Continue