Unit 6

Question 1

נמכרין בעבד עברי

Answer 1

“They are sold as a Hebrew slave” - If a Jewish man steals from his fellow and can’t pay him back then he is sold as a Jewish slave

Question 2

אין משלמין ע״פ עצמן

Answer 2

“They pay based on their own confession” - Group A are found to be plotters in a certain Beit Din but before the verdict is made they flee, but they later feel guilty and confess to another beit din, they don’t get punished

Question 3

כופר

Answer 3

“Ransom” - If a person owns an on that has gored more than once and this on kills someone then the owner deserves a death in heaven

Question 4

כופרה כפרה

Answer 4

“Kore is an Atonement” - One way of understanding is that the ‘ransom’ comes to atone

Question 5

כופרה ממונה

Answer 5

“Kofer is a Moatary Payment” - The other way of understanding ‘ransom’ is that it’s to cover the cost of life

Question 6

ונתן פדיון נפשו

Answer 6

“And he gives the payment and it is according to his soul” - Self explanatory

Question 7

נאמר השתה למתה ונאמר השתה למעלה

Answer 7

“It says יושת above and it says יושת below” - Previously we learnt that the word יושת is used regarding a man who hits a pregnant woman causing her to miscarry, the defender must pay the value of the fetas. From this case we can interpret what יושת means

Question 8

ונמכר בגנבות

Answer 8

“He is sold for his Thieving” - This is part of a passuk that talks about a thieves compensation for his crime

Question 9

קסברי

Answer 9

He holds

Question 10

ניזק

Answer 10

Victim

Question 11

דכולי עלמה

Answer 11

The whole world agrees

Question 12

רבי עקיבא

Answer 12

Status: Tannah
Location: Israel

Question 13

רב חסדא

Answer 13

Status: Amorah
Location: Bavel

Question 14

ר׳ ישמעאל בנו של ר׳ יוחנן בן ברוקה

Answer 14

Status: Tannah
Location: Israel

Question 15

רב פפא

Answer 15

Status: Amorah
Location: Bavel

Question 16

רב המנונא

Answer 16

Status: Amorah
Location: Bavel

Question 17

רבא

Answer 17

Status: Amorah
Location: Bavel

Question 18

Rambam: What are the 3 cases in which E”Z receive Ka’asher Zamam according to the Rambam?

Answer 18

When they testify that a man deserves lashes, needs to pay money and is liable for execution.

Question 19

A) In the argument between Rav Chisda and Rav Papa, according to which opinion does Rambam pasken?
B) How do we know this?
C) Why does Rambam pasken this way

Answer 19

A) According to Rav Papah
B) The fact that Rambam, includes not payingכופר as a punishment proves that it (our Braita) goes according to the majority view, which is the same as Rav Papa’s view. Which states that E”Z who don’t payכופר get lashes.
C) Because Halacha follows the last opinion which is the opinion of Rav Papa, and he knew the argument of Rav Chisda and argued against it, and Rav Chisda may have changed his mind had he heard Rav Papa’s opinion. This is called הלכה כבתראי

Question 20

A) In the argument between Rav Hamnuna and Rava, according to whom does Rambam passkey?
B) How do we know this?
C) Why does Rambam pasken this way?

Answer 20

A) According to Rava
B) According to Rav Hamnuna there’s an exception of when neither have money, but since Rambam doesn’t mention this exception, he goes according to Rava
C) Because Rav Hanmnuna didn’t even end up saying his opinion, it only says ‘he thought to have said’, whereas Rava actually says his opinion, so we go according to Rava.