Chapter 7, Mishna 9, Chapter 8, Mishna 1
Topics covered:
Can bailees, borrowers and renters agree to take on more or less responsibility than the Torah requires?
What kinds of contractual stipulations and conditions are valid under Torah law, and which are not?
Why is a husband’s obligation to sustain his wife treated differently than his conjugal obligation?
When does the presence of the owner excuse the borrower of a cow from liability if the cow dies, and when not?
How do we know that false oath of theft applies to the unpaid bailee, but not the paid bailee?
When do the Sages learn out new laws from the use of the word “or”?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park
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