Chapter 2, Mishna 4, 5
Topics covered:
What if someone finds something in a heap of rubble or in a wall?
When does something found in a wall belong to the homeowner?
What if it was left behind by previous owner? What if it belonged to tenant?
Is it relevant whether homeowner is Jewish?
What about if a knife is found in wall? Money pouch?
What is relevance of whether item faces inward or outward?
What if something is found on Temple Mount during a festival? Elsewhere in Jerusalem?
Why is found money considered non-sacred on the day after a festival?
When is “finders keepers” in a location with non-Jewish majority? What about a Jewish majority?
What if found object is co-owned by multiple people?
What if you find your enemy’s animal?
What if someone returns item after owner despaired of recovering it?
What if someone takes coin planning to return it before owner despairs, but then “finder” decides to keep it?
What if item is found in store? Behind store counter?
What if one finds coins before a money changer?
What if someone buys produce and there are coins mixed in?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park
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