Topics covered:
Chapter 1, Mishna 4
Which acts make an ox βforewarnedβ? When are full damages paid when innocuous ox gores? How is what animal eats relevant to assessing damages? What is relevance of where animal causes damage? What acts of damage are classified as goring? What animals are considered forewarned from the outset? What are the five damage-causing acts that animal can perform and still be considered innocuous? Is breaking by crouching akin to goring or trampling? What does crush mean? Can a snake be domesticated? When is damage by eating or trampling exempt? Why does it matter how lion kills for food? How is eating different from other categories?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park