Why bother taking a Mashkon if it has to be returned every night?
- So it will be “a loan with a Mashkon,” that Shevi’is will not cancel.
- So the Loveh’s children will not take it as part of their inheritance should the Loveh die before paying his debt.
- So the Loveh will feel pressured to pay his loan, so the Malveh won't keep on coming to his house.
- So it will be “a loan with a Mashkon,” that Shevi’is will not cancel, and so the Loveh’s children will not take it as part of their inheritance.
- So it will be “a loan with a Mashkon,” that Shevi’is will not cancel, and so the Loveh will feel pressured to pay his loan.
When may a Malveh enter a Loveh’s house?
- Never.
- Whenever he needs to, even to collect his unpaid loan.
- Only to collect wages that he owes you.
- Only to collect rental money that he owes you.
- To collect wages that he owes you, or rental money that he owes you.
Why does R. Yehuda say that a king can marry additional wives when they are righteous?
- He holds that we are Doresh Taamei Dekra.
- In this case the Torah says the Taam, which regulates the Halachah.
- So he can create alliances with more kingdoms, which is good for the Jewish People.
- So he will have more wives to correct him when he makes a mistake.
- So he will have more children.
How many sets of Makos are meted out taking for the upper and lower parts of a millstone as a Mashkon?
- One; these two pieces are considered “one millstone.”
- Two; one for taking the upper part, and one for taking the lower part.
- Three; one for taking the upper part, one for taking the lower part, and one for the general “Ki Nefesh Hu Chovel.”
- Machlokes between answers A and B.
- Machlokes between answers B and C.
What is a Laav SheBeklalos?
- One Laav that includes other Laavin.
- One Laav that requires many people to violate together.
- A Laav that can be violated in any one of several ways not discussed by the Torah.
- Machlokes between answers A and B.
- Machlokes between answers A and C.