Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Aleph, Part 1

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Aleph, Part 1   Introduction This week s daf continues with the same subject that we dealt with last week borrowing and redeeming or redeeming half of a field consecrated to the Temple.   (סימן חרש...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 6

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 6   Introduction Today s sugya asks again about half redeeming, but this time in the case of house in a walled city. The Torah (Leviticus 25:29-30) states the following with regard to this issue:   If a man sells a dwelling house in...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 5

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 5   Introduction Today s sugya discusses whether a Jew sold to a non-Jew can be half-redeemed.   (סימן עבד בית חצאי’ בית...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 4

  Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 4   Introduction In yesterday s sugya we saw that a midrash was lenient with regard to redeeming a Jewish slave if his value goes up, he is redeemed at the original lower value. If his value goes down, he is redeemed at the new,...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 3

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf, Part 3   Introduction Today s section deals with the slave buying his own freedom (or someone else redeeming him). The idea is simple if he is sold for 240 dollars, that s 40 dollars a year. So if he is redeemed after two, he needs to pay back...