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Rav Huna on consecrating a field - where he says one does not take possession, in accord with Rabbi Akiva. But then the Gemara lines of Rav Huna's view with that of Rabbi Shimon, which seems to not actually follow the view of Rabbi Akiva. Or can you align them after all? The question hinges on the consecration of trees with or without the land around them. Plus, how to redeem trees from the Temple treasury -- and what to do about people's "ancestral land"? Also, another passage in the name of Rav Huna - on what accompanies the transfer of ownership when property is consecrated, but not as default accompanying items. Plus, the question of whether a grafted carob tree or trimmed sycamore tree would be consecrated like land or like trees.
More on stipulations of inheritance vs. those of gift-giving. What if the stipulation is about someone who is suitable to be inheriting in any case? Also, a deep dive into the ways of determining what the given halakhah is. Plus, a few words of appreciation in memory of Rabbi Raymond Harari z"l.
Published 11/02/24
How to handle inheritance - with oral designation as a gift, and not as "inheritance." Including the question of when one must stipulate that a gift is indeed a gift in the statement of establishing a gift (beginning, middle, or end of the giving). Also, a dispute among 3 Amoraim -- when or...
Published 11/01/24