More on distinguishing marks – and whether they are a Torah requirement or a rabbinic one. Also, how long must one hold on to a lost object? Also, pilgrims to Jerusalem could reclaim their lost items from a particular place. Plus, the formal lost and found location and process for the 3 pilgrimage festival – and why Jerusalem is special in this regard. Also, the process of declaring and proclaiming that you’ve found a lost object, and how Jewish history (and the rule of Persia and Rome) changed that process.

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