Matmonim means "hidden treasures." In less than 20 minutes each episode highlights, develops and explains one actionable insight from the Daf Yomi Talmud study cycle. People around the world, from uninitiated seeker to seasoned scholar, are finding inspiration, meaning, and relevance in the wisdom that the Matmonim exposes from every page of Talmud. Matmonim will give you skills to deepen your own learning to get greater satisfaction from the effort you are investing. The podcast is given as ...
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Bava Metzia 68a Moral Capitalism - מי יימר דהוא רווחא
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We reveal the soul of the prohibition of charging interest as the foundation of the Torah’s economic model of free market capitalism governed by strict principles of Divine Law and Ethics and recognizing that only in true partnership with labor (whether physical or intellectual) can capital create value and wealth. Source Sheet…
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Bava Metzia 65b - 66a A Reassuring Voice - פטומי מילי בעלמא הוא
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Context determines when a statement is merely an effort to provide a reassuring voice to the other party and when it reflects contractual intent. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 65a The Importance of Context - תרשא דרב נחמן
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The intentions of deeds and transactions can sometimes be determined by words, agreements, and contracts. Often however, deeds need to be interpreted by the context in which they occur. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 63b - 64a Discounts and Credit - אגר נטר
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Trade Finance presents interesting challenges in the laws of interest bearing credit. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 60 - 62 Interest Bearing Loans - איזהו נשך – פתיחה
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Lending and borrowing with interest is a unique law that is foundational to faith and community. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 59b Truth or Opinion? - תנור של עכנאי
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“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” – Marcus Arelius, Meditations. How applicable is this in Torah? Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 58b Heart Attacks - אונאת דברים
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We can cause damage to the property of others or to their persons. Perhaps the worst damage that we can cause though, is damage to their heart. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 56-57a Ethics and Commerce - אונאה וביטול מקח
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The right to cancel a sale can stem either from one party having mislead the other, or from having transgressed the prohibition of אונאה Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 55a When Money is Worthless - יוליכנו אחריו אפילו למדי
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When a transaction is designed for a spiritual reason rather than an economic one, money is valued subjectively rather than by the currency market. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 52a-b Master Your Grievances - אין לו עליו אלא תרעומת
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The Torah expects high levels of personal mastery from us. Even to having a grievance against one who wronged us needs us to have an Halachik basis that permits such a grievance. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 51a Sentimental Value - לוקח מבעל הבית אין לו עליו אונאה
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An item sold by an individual from his or her personal collection has a narrative attached to it unlike a generic item bought in a store. The narrative attaches a different value to the item. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 49b-50 Exploitation - האונאה שתות למקח
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The feeling of having had our trust exploited, is one of the most soul-destroying feelings we can endure. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 49a Actualize Your Intention - שיהא הין שלך צדק
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Standing by your word even when there is no contractual obligation, even when it entails loss. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 48a A Word is a Word - מי שפרע מאנשי דור המבול
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Lack of integrity, even when no crime is involved, can be more destructive for society than criminal activity. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 47b Skin in the Game - תקנו משום שאינם מהוגנים
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It is human nature that when we have an interest in a given outcome, we take on greater responsibility than when we don’t . Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 44a-b Value People for Who They Are – חשיב וחריף
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Introduction to HaZahav: Some things are valued for their activity and others for their essence. It is the same with people. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 38a-39a Ownership and Hope Drive Investment - אי מורידין קרוב לנכסי שבוי
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To maximize long term value growth it is crucial to align the interests of all stakeholders. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 37a Attention to Detail - לצאת ידי שמים
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When lack of attention to detail indirectly causes a loss to others we are morally responsible for the loss. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 36a Volunteering - דהא מסרה לבן דעת
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Responding to a call for help is a fundamental human capacity. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 35b When the Law is Unfair - הלה עושה סחורה עם פרתו של חבירו
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People have the capacity to reason for themselves and also to trust in the Torah. Both capacities are needed as well as the strength of conviction to live according to our reason and not according to the fads of the day. This is essential to our Jewishness. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 33a Originality and Authenticity - ורבו שלמדו חכמה
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There is a tension between authentic Torah – that which comes from an original source - and original Torah, that which is innovative and new. How are these two poles reconciled? Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 31a Animal Rights vs Ritual – שלח תשלח לדבר מצווה מנין
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In a theo-centric world animal rights will never take precedent over Divine Laws for humankind. Yet we see cases where the Divine Law seems to be set aside for kindness to animals. Why would this be? Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 30a & b Humanism vs Ritual - זקן ואינה לפי כבודו
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In a fundamentalist religion, ritual trumps humanism. In a humanistic faith, humanism trumps ritual. How does the Torah deal with the tension that often exists between human dignity and the observance of the mitzvot? Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 29b Limits to Generosity – ניחה ליה לאיניש דתיעבד מצווה בממוניה
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People are generally generous about others using their belongings to do a mitzva with them. But there are exceptions. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 28b Manipulating the System - משרבו הרמאים
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Systems are introduced into society to enable its functioning. But systems too can be manipulated by unscrupulous individuals. Judges need to look beyond the system and consider character. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 26b Missed Opportunities - מתנה הוא דיהיב ליה ואיסורא דעבד עבד
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Many wrongdoings can be corrected. But there are cases where the missed opportunity for correction never returns. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 23b & 24a Peace and Privacy – עבדי רבנן דמשני במילייהו
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Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 22b Timeless and Timely – תיובתא דרבא תיובתא
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Critical thinking is the key to a tradition not becoming a dogma. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 21b Faith and Despair - יאוש שלא מדעת
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Acknowledging the loss of control one has over an object one owned can effect its transfer to another. However, we cannot give up hope of control when the control was never ours to start with. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 20b Teacher and Student - פוק עין בה
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Educational methodology: When questioning an expert, do so to clarify not to criticize. And, when explaining an idea, be sure to clarify its underlying principle, not just its detail. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 17a When Trust is Lost - הוחזק כפרן לאותו ממון
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Loss of trust can be absolute and affect all areas of one’s credibility. However, sometimes people are deceitful in specific areas only to protect themselves, their families or their assets. In these cases the loss of trust is limited to the case at hand. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 15b-16a Opportunity Cost - מאי גזילנא מינך
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Theft of an object can be rectified by returning the object. Theft of opportunity never can be rectified because it cannot be quantified. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 15a Unlocking Potential and Creating Value– מתנה לא טריף בעל חוב שבחא
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There are two dimensions to value creation: One is that we use our resources to create something that wasn’t there before, the other is that we simply unlock the potential that always was there. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 14a Ownership and Authority – אחריות טעות סופר במקח וממכר
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One needs more than ownership to be entitled to sell a property. One also needs the authority to do so. Source Sheet 1 Source Sheet 2Por Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 10a Stillness and Movement - ארבע אמות של אדם קונות לו
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Being in one’s personal space even when in the public domain requires that we stop, and are still. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 9a-b Comfort in Mastery - שאין דרכן של בני אדם לרכוב בעיר
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Exhibiting mastery and ownership should be done with confidence, not reticently. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 8b Status vs. Mastery - רכוב ומנהיג חד קני וחד לא קני
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Ownership is about more than the status of the owner. Ownership is the status that results from the capacity to effect change. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 7a Severance – כריתות בעינן וליכא
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Unconditional giving can be the least generous form of a gift. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 5b-6a Character and Trust – חשיד אממונא לא חשיד אשבועתא
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Sometimes we won’t act on the word of another because we do not trust them. Sometimes even if we believe they are telling the truth we will not take their word - because of their character not because of their dishonesty. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 3a Peace vs Fairness - ודאי איכא רמאי
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The pursuit of peace should never be at the expense of fairness, דין Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Metzia 2a-b Overture: From a Blurred Past to a Focused Future - שנים אוחזין בטלית
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Litigation blurs the present. Law clarifies the future. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 119a Finale: A Philosophy of Money - כל הגוזל את חבירו
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We tend to think of money as an instrument of finance. But we should also look at money with a human, artistic eye. We should see the sweat, blood and tears that go into the creation of wealth. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 118a What Rights do we Really Have to Israel? - ברי ושמא במקום חזקה
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Our claim to Eretz Yisrael is a complex one that is important to understand. It entails not only our rights to the land but also our obligations arising from the land. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 117a The Optic Fiber of Divine Energy – ארי עלה מבבל
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Every opportunity has an expiration date – and we don’t know when it is. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 109a Recovery – וצריך שיאמר זה גזל אבי
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Teshuva requires confession, וידוי. For a sin against Hashem the confession is in private, but for a sin against another individual the confession must be made to him. Theft is both a sin against G-d and against man and needs an interpersonal confession even when the victim is no longer alive. Source Sheet…
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Bava Kamma 107a Indebtedness - אין אדם מעיז פניו
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It is counter-instinctual to deny indebtedness. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 106a Select Partners Cautiously - כיוון שקיבלו בעלים שבועה
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Claims can be settled but suspicion cannot, it lasts forever. The onus of preventing suspicion falls on the suspect but the damage of suspicion affects both parties. Be cautious with whom you associate! Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 105b Risk and Responsibility - ממונא קא כפר
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Responsibility must entail risk for which there is accountability. Taking responsibility transfers risk from one to another. Denying responsibility robs the other of the “insurance” he had. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 104a When Trust is Broken - עד דמטי לידיה
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The way we present ourselves to the outside world creates trust. We can recover from the damage we do to others, but it is much harder, and sometimes not possible, to recover lost trust. Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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Bava Kamma 103a Trading in Futures - עושים אמנה בפירות ולא בדמים
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Profiting from trading in commodities or equities is encouraged in the Torah. Profit from debt is forbidden. Is trading in futures considered trading in debt or in commodities? Source SheetPor Rabbi David Lapin
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