Gemara 1
What are the four cases that a man is exempt in human court but not heaven?
1. Breach fence...
2. Bend wheat to fire...
3. Hire false witness...
4. Know testimony but don't testify
Whats the name of our Mesechta, and Perek we are working on?
Baba Kama, and Hakones.
In Tosfos Ela Lechavre, what are the 3 things the person might say to why the guy can't pay?
He spent it and doesn't have anything to pay
He ran away to a different country
He can't prove that he wasn't a false witness
What does Putur Medini Adam, Chayav Medini Shamaim mean?
A man is exempt in human court but not heaven.
What is the case of the Uber?
You drive in an Uber to the airport. When you arrive and open the door to get out, a car speeds by and hits off the door to the Uber.
Explain the case of Haporetz Gedar.
Break your friends fence infront of their sheep, and the sheep escape and cause damage.
What are the 4 types of damage?
Pit, Fire, Teeth, Feet.
What does the Gemara specifically say on the case of hiring a false witness?
It specifically says he was hired so he was expected to testify falsely.
If you scare your friend what is your punishment?
Putur Medini Adam, Chayav Medini Shamaim
When is the Uber driver Chayav, and when is the passenger Chayav?
The driver is Chayav if he said it was clear to exit.
The passenger is Chayav if he did not check for cars before exiting
For Haporetz Gedar what happens if its a healthy wall?
Healthy wall: Your chayav, because its harder to break a strong wall so he would have to work harder to break the wall.
What are the 2 explanations of Hakofeph Komatzo?
Bend the wheat towards the fire
Someone covers the fire. Even though you didn't intend for it to cause damage you actually made it worse
What insight does tosfos give on bending wheat towards fire?
No difference between bringing an item to fire and fire to the item.
How do we treat a guy that is Chayav medinay shemayim according to Maharah Mintz and the yamshel shlomo?
Maharah Mintz: First reason with them, then if they still don't pay, you embarrass them in the shul.
Yamshel shlomo: Mind your buisness
What is the case of the Hitman? What case in the Gemara does it connect too?
He tells his assistant to kill someone and he does it. It connects to the case of hiring a false witness.
Why did rebi yehoshua only give 4 cases?
These 4 were necessary because you could have argued he would have been putur all together without these 4
For Haporetz Gedar what happens if its a weak wall?
Weak wall: Your Putur medinei adam chayav medini shamayim, because it was going to break anyways.
What is the question of Tosfos on Ela Lechavre?
Why is he going after the person who hired because he hired for his friend not for himself, so shouldn't the friend be chayav?
What is the status of this person in god’s eyes according to the Meriey?
You cant bare witness, and your reputation is ruined: פתיל עדות
What is the bending of the wheat in the uber case, the common wind in the case, the uncommon wind in the case, and the type of damage from the 4 types in the gemara?
Bending the wheat: Opening the door.
Common wind: Traffic
Uncommon wind: The car that hits the Uber
Type of Damage: Fire
What does the ROSH say on a weak wall?
ROSH: If the wall was going to fall anyway then you would have had to rush to fix it, which will cost more because of the less time.
What does the Shita mekubetses say on a weak wall?
Shita mekubetses: We didn't know the weak wall was gonna fall, there is a chance it could have stayed up and given him more time to fix it, so because of that it is putur medini adam.
What is the main question on the Hitman case?
Why in the case of the false witness is the person who hired him Putur, but in the case of the hitman the person who only told him to kill is Chayav?
What is the status of this person in god’s eyes according to the mesevtah?
They have to pay or they will pay in heaven
What do the Tosfot Rash, Pnei Yehoshua, Maharatz Chiut say on the big question of the Hitman case?
Tosfot Rash: There's a difference between higher judgment, and lower judgment
Pnei Yehoshua: In the hitman the person who tells him to kill benefits, but hiring a false witness the friend benefits
Maharatz Chiut: For a false witness case they didnt have a prior relationship, but in the case of the hitman they did so he would he would have been more likely to do it without even being hired