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Miriam and the Goring Ox: Bava Kamma 24

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One would not expect to connect Miriam’s speaking negatively against Moshe, read (at least in the Diaspora) this past Shabbat, with the laws of a goring ox. When studying the story of Miriam we tend to focus, as we should, on the nature of…
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Bava Kamma 8: This Law is Not For Me

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the basic differences between the religious and civil laws of the Torah is while the former are mandatory the latter are not necessarily so. Couples who marry may not jointly agree to ignore the laws of kashrut, whereas two people can agree…
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A Goring Ox: Bava Kamma 4

Rabbi Jay Kelman

  Arba avot nezikin, there are four primary categories of damages, the ox, the pit, the man and fire." (Bava Kamman 2a) As  avot nezikin "their way is to cause damage" and if and when they cause damage the owner…
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I Love Animals: Bava Kamma 2

Rabbi Jay Kelman

   "There are four primary categories of damages - the ox, the pit, the man and the fire...the common denominator of them is that their way is to cause damage, the duty to guard them is upon you and when they cause damage, the one…
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Some Opening Thoughts on Seder Nezikin

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"One who wants to sharpen his mind should involve himself in monetary law as there is no section of the Torah larger than them; they are like an ever flowing spring." (Bava Batra 10:8)   The daf yomi cycle has arrived at…
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