Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 5

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 5   Introduction Rabbah continues to discuss the opinion of R. Shimon b. Elazar who holds that a Caananite slave cannot receive his own deed of emancipation.   בעי רבה לר’...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 4

  Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 4   Introduction In yesterday s section we learned that R. Shimon be Elazar holds that if the slave goes free by a document of emancipation, it must be accepted by others. The slave cannot accept it himself. Here Rabbah...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 3

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Bet, Part Three   Introduction Today s section continues to deal with who accepts the money and document when a Canaanite slave goes free.   וחכמים אומרים...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 2

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 2   Introduction According to R. Meir, other people can buy a slave s freedom, but the slave himself cannot. Our section explores this opinion. וקונה את עצמו...

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 1

Kiddushin, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 1   Introduction Today s section contains a story related to the issue of acquiring a slave through hazakah, an act which creates the presumption of ownership.   ר’ יהודה...