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    Chapter 3 · Acquiring property

    Animals - delivery, pulling, and lifting

    Lesson 10 of 58 20 min

    Study animals - delivery, pulling, and lifting and trace the argument.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Distinguish large from small livestock
    • 02Assign each method to its proponent
    • 03State the passage’s conclusion and its limits
    01

    Source and decoding

    Kiddushin 25b
    בהמה גסה נקנית במסירה, והדקה בהגבהה, דברי רבי מאיר ורבי אליעזר. וחכמים אומרים: בהמה דקה נקנית במשיכה.

    The tannaim dispute the modes of acquiring large and small livestock.

    1. 1Distinguish large from small livestock
    2. 2Assign each method to its proponent
    3. 3Examine how an elephant is acquired according to Rabbi Shimon
    Kushya

    If everything requires lifting, how can an elephant be acquired?

    Terutz

    Abaye proposes exchange or renting its place; further alternatives follow.

    Practice

    Build a table: source, action, and result. Examine how an elephant is acquired according to Rabbi Shimon

    Lesson wrap-up

    The tannaim dispute the modes of acquiring large and small livestock.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 2

    What do the Sages in the Mishnah say about small livestock?

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