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Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tracts Erubin – Regulations concerning where an erub may be made, when an erub becomes invalid…

p. 62 CHAPTER III. REGULATIONS CONCERNING WHEREWITH AND WHERE AN ERUB MAY BE MADE. WHEREBY AN ERUB BECOMES INVALID. THE ERUB OF LIMITS, WITH ITS CONDITIONS. WHEN A FESTIVAL OR NEW YEAR PRECEDES THE SABBATH. MISHNA: The Erub may be effected with all kinds of victuals excepting water and salt. All kinds of victuals may be bought with

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tracts Erubin – Regulations concerning the use of a well and a garden on the Sabbath.

p. 40 CHAPTER II. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF A WELL AND A GARDEN ON THE SABBATH. MISHNA: Enclosures (partitions) must be made around wells. They must be made of four boards, placed at an angle (of forty-five degrees) at the corners of the well, so that the four boards appear like eight (see illustration). Such is the

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tracts Erubin – Regulations concerning the width and height of an erub constructed in streets inhabited solely by Israelites…

p. 1 TRACT ERUBIN. CHAPTER I. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF AN ERUB CONSTRUCTED IN STREETS INHABITED SOLELY BY ISRAELITES, AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ERUB BY A CARAVAN. MISHNA: If an entry 1 be higher than twenty ells, it should be lowered. R. Jehudah said: "This is not necessary." If it be wider than

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tracts Erubin, Shekalim, Rosh Hashana – Synopsis

The Babylonian Talmud Translated by MICHAEL L. RODKINSON Book 2 (Vols. III and IV) 1918 Tracts Erubin, Shekalim, Rosh Hashana Tract Erubin Tract Shekalim Tract Rosh Hashana Tract Erubin Volume III. Title Page Explanatory Remarks Contents Introduction to Tract Erubin Synopsis of Tract Erubin Chapter I: Size of Erubin Chapter II: Use of Wells and Gardens on the Sabbath Chapter III: Location of Erubin

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Metzia – Rules concerning houses, gardens, and other real estate owned in partnership and what may or may not be done in public thoroughfares.

p. 308 CHAPTER X. RULES CONCERNING HOUSES, GARDENS, AND OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED IN PARTNERSHIP, AND WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE DONE IN PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES. MISHNA I.: If one owns a house, the upper chamber of which belongs to another, and it falls, the wood, stones, and all other materials are to be divided accordingly (i.e., he

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Metzia – Rules and regulations concerning the hiring of fields, payment of their production in money, neglect of the hirer, who may work them…

p. 273 CHAPTER IX RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE HIRING OF FIELDS; PAYMENT OUT OF THEIR PRODUCTS OR IN MONEY; THE NEGLECT OF THE HIRER; WHAT HE MAY OR MAY NOT SOW IN THEM. MISHNA I.: If one hires a field (no matter under what condition, for a half, third, or a quarter, or for so and so

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Metzia – Rules and regulations concerning the sale and hiring of animals, exchange of them, the sale and leasing of real estate.

p. 249 CHAPTER VIII. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE AND HIRING OF ANIMALS, THE EXCHANGE OF THEM, THE SALE AND LEASING OF REAL ESTATE. MISHNA I.: If one borrows a cow, and at the same time hires or borrows its owner, or if he does so before borrowing the cow, and the cow dies while they were

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Metzia – Regulations concerning the time a laborer has to work, what he may or may not consume of the article he is working, muzzling ox while laboring.

p. 210 CHAPTER VII. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE TIME A LABORER HAS TO WORK, WHAT HE MAY OR MAY NOT CONSUME OF THE ARTICLE HE IS WORKING, AND ABOUT MUZZLING AN OX WHILE LABORING. MISHNA I.: One cannot compel his; employees to come earlier or depart later than is customary at a place, although it was agreed upon. Where

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Metzia – Regulations concerning hiring laborers, cattle, or transferring goods, responsibilities of drivers, etc.

p. 188 CHAPTER VI. REGULATIONS CONCERNING HIRING LABORERS, CATTLE, OR TRANSFERRING GOODS, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DRIVERS, ETC. MISHNA I.: He who hired servants (for the daytime), and they deceived one another, there is nothing but resentment. (The explanation is given farther on.) If one hired a driver or a carrier to bring trumpets, flutes for a wedding

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Metzia – Rules and regulations concerning usury imprisonment, renting houses, installments, loans for half profit, appraising, etc.

p. 145 TRACT BABA METZIA (MIDDLE GATE). CHAPTER V. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING USURY IMPRISONMENT, RENTING HOUSES, INSTALMENTS, LOANS FOR HALF PROFIT, APPRAISING, ETC. MISHNA I.: What is considered usury, and what is considered increase? If one lends a "sela" (four dinars) to get five, or two "saahs" wheat for three, this is prohibited, because it is biting. And

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