Eved ivri Flashcards
Mitzvah 1…
Follow all the laws of the torah regarding an eved ivri
Mitzvah 2…
Do not sell a eved ivri in the manner that servants are sold
Mitzvah 3…
Do not make an eved ivri do unnecessary or limitless work
Mitzvah 4…
Do not make an eved ivri perform tasks usually done by servants
Mitzvah 5…
Do not allow a ger toshav to make an eved ivri do unnecessary or limitless work
Mitzvah 6…
Give gifts to an eved ivri when he goes out to freedom
Mitzvah 7…
Do not let an eved ivri leave you empty handed
Eved ivri?
Jewish servant
When CANT a jew be owned by another person?
During yovel
A jewish person can become a servant if…
He sells himself willingly or the Beis Din would sell him
Can a woman or ger become a servant?
They cannot
If someone wants to sell a servant they have to…
Do it privately
How should a master treat his servant?
As well as himself
A master can’t give tasks that are
meaningless, never ending, or humiliating
Who can marry a shifchah cana’anis?
A servant who was sold by the beis din
Ways a servant can be set free
The end of 6 years, Yovel, paying half of what he was sold for to his master, a contract of release, and the death of his master
The gift from the master has to be…
over 30 shekalim
What happens if you don’t give a gift?
You could give it any time to avoid being whipped
How long can an eved ivri sold by the beis din have to work for?
6 years or more
