Bava Batra 14

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Feb 052017
 

Can one write a scroll with Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim together?  How many lines does one leave at the end of a book?  Can one start a book at the beginning of a section of parchment?  What is the ideal size for a Torah scroll to be?  How does that size work together with the opinion that there was a sefer Torah that sat in the Aron in the Beit Hamikdash?  There is a debate regarding the size of the aron and whether or not there was a Torah inside or adjacent to the aron.   The gemara then discusses the order of the books of Tanach, which has several differences from the order in the Tanachim that we use today.

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Bava Batra 12

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Feb 032017
 

Different situations are described where one can’t block off entrances or pathways (even if they belong to them) that others use.  Even in a case where there are alternate paths.  Are the rabbis viewed as replacements for prophets?  Some stories are brought that show that children and mentally handicapped people can prophesize.  A firstborn can insist that his double portions be 2 pieces of adjacent lands.  Can other brothers insist on that in a case where they already own the land nearby?   Different positions and situations are brought.

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Bava Batra 11

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Feb 022017
 

Can one accept charity from non Jews?  What are the minimum sizes of courtyards, fields and gardens to be able to insist that one who the property is shared with needs to split it into 2 separate parts.  The same is discussed to various other items – bath house, hallway, tallit, etc.  Only a sefer Torah can never be split.  A discussion ensues regarding the size for a courtyard (4 square cubits) – does it include the entranceway or not?  each house gets an additional 4 cubits outside their door for unloading,  If one house has more doors, do they get more of the courtyard – how exactly does it get divided?  Various other situations are discussed – if there is a portico and one would not need space to unlaod as one can use the portico, etc.  Law regarding shared courtyards that lead to an alleyway are discussed – does one have the right to open an entrance to a different alleyway without the approval of those who already have access to the alleyway.  Can one close up an entrance from his courtyard to the alleyway because it may cause others to walk more of a distance to get to the alleyway?  Does or does it not depend on whether he is on the inner part of the alleyway and therefore others don’t go through there anyway?

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