Daf Reactions Bava Metzia 70: A Pang of Sad
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Shalom friends, welcome to #DafReactions Bava Metzia 70: A Pang of Sad ๐Ÿ˜ข In which I reflect on how the practice of doing an intensive study of the past, AKA learning #talmud every day in #DafYomi, has once again highlighted for me the importance of taking action in the immediate moment in which we find ourselves right now.
Shalom friends, welcome to #DafReactions Bava Metzia 70: A Pang of Sad ๐Ÿ˜ข
In which I reflect on how the practice of doing an intensive study of the past, AKA learning #talmud every day in #DafYomi, has once again highlighted for me the importance of taking action in the immediate moment in which we find ourselves right now.
ื‘ื‘ื ืžืฆื™ืขื ืขืณ ื:ื‘ืณ

ืึธืžึทืจ ืจึทื‘ ืขึธื ึธืŸ ืึธืžึทืจ ืฉืึฐืžื•ึผืึตืœ: ืžึธืขื•ึนืช ืฉืึถืœ ื™ึฐืชื•ึนืžึดื™ื ืžื•ึผืชึผึธืจ ืœึฐื”ึทืœึฐื•ื•ึนืชึธืŸ ื‘ึผึฐืจึดื‘ึผึดื™ืช. ืึฒืžึทืจ ืœึตื™ื”ึผ ืจึทื‘ ื ึทื—ึฐืžึธืŸ: ืžึดืฉึผืื•ึผื ื“ึผึฐื™ึทืชึฐืžึตื™ ื ึดื™ื ึฐื”ื•ึผ (ืกึธืคึตื™ื ึธื) [ืกึธืคึตื™ื ึทืŸ] ืœึฐื”ื•ึผ ืึดื™ืกึผื•ึผืจึธื?! ื™ึทืชึฐืžึตื™ ื“ึผึฐืึธื›ึฐืœึดื™ ื“ึผึฐืœึธืื• ื“ึผึดื™ื“ึฐื”ื•ึผ ืœึตื™ื–ึฐืœื•ึผ ื‘ึผึธืชึทืจ ืฉืึธื‘ึฐืงึทื™ึฐื™ื”ื•ึผ! ืึฒืžึทืจ ืœึตื™ื”ึผ: ืึตื™ืžึธื ืœึดื™ ืึดื™ื–ึดื™ ื’ึผื•ึผืคึธื ื“ึฐืขื•ึนื‘ึธื“ึธื ื”ึตื™ื›ึดื™ ื”ึฒื•ึธื”?

Bava.Metzia 70a:2

ยง Rav Anan says that Shmuel says: It is permitted to lend with interest money belonging to orphans. Since the orphans are minors and exempt from mitzvot, the prohibition against taking interest does not apply to them. Rav Naแธฅman said to him: Because they are orphans we may feed them prohibited items? In harsher language, he added: Orphans that consume that which is not theirs will follow their deceased parent to the graveyard. It cannot be that this was Shmuelโ€™s intention. Therefore, Rav Naแธฅman said to Rav Anan: Say to me now, what was the actual incident? What exactly did you hear Shmuel say?

Thanks for learning with me!
What you just saw is part of The Daf Reactions Project, where I share my daily practice of studying the Babylonian Talmud (Daf Yomi) from the viewpoint of a formerly Orthodox, now secular, Millennial feminist.
I'm Miriam Anzovinโ€”a Jewish nerd, storyteller, and artist. My passion is putting this ancient discourse in direct communication with modern internet culture, pop culture, and current events.
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