Study Guide Bava Kamma 49.An animal who attacks a pregnant woman and she miscarries does not pay the value of the fetus but a person who attacks a pregnant woman does pay.  This is because the verse in the Torah describes this situation and says that the attacker must pay the value of the fetus to the…

Study Guide Bava Kamma 50. A few cases are brought in which a convert dies and questions are asked regarding his property – a document saying property is liened to him or a collateral in his possession or a collateral of his in the lender’s possession.  Is the person whose possession it is in (or…

Is it the airpspace of the pit that kills or the impact?  Does an impact of less than ten handbreadths kill?  If not, why did Rav Nachman claim determine that an animal that has fallen into a pit less than 10 and was then slaughtered, was not kosher for eating as he must have been…

Study Guide Bava Kamma 52. At what point does one owner pass over responsibility to the other?  This leads the gemara to also question if handing over keys to a house would be a way of transferring ownership.  One of the rabbis says it is and the gemara questions it as that is not one…

Study Guide Bava Kamma 54. Many basic arguments regarding bor are brought.  One is not responsible if a person falls into the pit and dies (but one is responsible for damages).  One is not responsible for vessels that fall in but Rabbi Yehuda disagrees and says one is responsible.  The verse mentions just animals –…

One difference between the wording of the ten commandments in the book of shmot and the book of devarim is discussed – why the word “good” appears in the context of the commandment to respect your parents appears only in devraim (“so that it will be good for you”).  From here, the gemara discusses things…

A braita is brought that lists damages that one causes to someone else and yet is not obligated by the hands of men but is obligated by the hands of God.  The gemara then questions why the list is limited to these four and doesn’t mention others that have the same law.  A distinction is…

If someone finds a lost item that he is obligated to return, what level of obligation does he have for the item – is he considered like a shomerwho watches an item for free or like one who gets paid?  Raba and Rav Yosef disagree about this and questions are brought for each side from…

The mishna said that if an animal falls into someone’s property and benefited, the owner pays what he benefited.   What type of benefit is the mishna discussing – eating or that the produce softened the fall?   Does it make a difference what caused the animal to fall?  What if the animal moved to a different…

If a person damages a part of one’s field so that same laws of assessing the field based on 60, still apply?  A braita is brought with different opinions regarding laws of evaluating based on what stage of development the fruits were at the time of the damage.  This leads to a discussion and a…