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Bava Basra 10:3 - 10:4

The Mishnah Yomi for Monday, December 16, 2024 is Bava Basra 10:3 - 10:4

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Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Bava Basra Perek 10 Mishnah 3

בבא בתרא פרק י׳ משנה ג׳

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A scribe may write a bill of divorce for a man who requests one, even if his wife is not with him to give her consent when he presents his request, as there is no possibility that he will misuse the document. And a scribe may write a receipt for a woman upon her request, attesting to the payment of her marriage contract, even if her husband is not with her to give his consent. This is true provided that the scribe recognizes the parties requesting the document, to prevent misrepresentation. And for both documents, the husband gives the scribe his wages. A scribe may write a promissory note for a debtor who requests one, even if the creditor is not with him when he requests the document, but a scribe may not write a promissory note for a creditor who requests it unless the debtor is with him and consents. And it is the debtor who gives the scribe his wages. A scribe may write a bill of sale for a seller of a field who requests one even if the purchaser is not with him when he presents his request, but a scribe may not write a bill of sale for a purchaser who requests it unless the seller is with him and consents. And it is the purchaser who gives the scribe his wages.
כּוֹתְבִין גֵּט לָאִישׁ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין אִשְׁתּוֹ עִמּוֹ, וְהַשּׁוֹבֵר לָאִשָּׁה אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין בַּעְלָהּ עִמָּהּ, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיְּהֵא מַכִּירָן, וְהַבַּעַל נוֹתֵן שָׂכָר. כּוֹתְבִין שְׁטָר לְלֹוֶה אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין מַלְוֶה עִמּוֹ, וְאֵין כּוֹתְבִין לְמַלְוֶה, עַד שֶׁיְּהֵא לֹוֶה עִמּוֹ, וְהַלֹּוֶה נוֹתֵן שָׂכָר. כּוֹתְבִין שְׁטָר לְמוֹכֵר אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין לוֹקֵחַ עִמּוֹ. וְאֵין כּוֹתְבִין לְלוֹקֵחַ, עַד שֶׁיְּהֵא מוֹכֵר עִמּוֹ, וְהַלּוֹקֵחַ נוֹתֵן שָׂכָר:
ג׳

כותב גט לאיש – and [the witnesses] inscribe [their names], and he will divorce here when he desires, and even though his wife is not with him, for she is divorced against her will.

ושובר לאשה – which she does for her husband regarding her Jewish marriage settlement/Ketubah, for it is a liability for him to her, and is a benefit for her husband, as we obtain a privilege in behalf of a person in his absence (see Tractate Eruvin, Chapter 7, Mishnah 11).

ובלבד שיהא מכירן – that the scribe and the witnesses recognize/know the man and the woman [getting divorced]., whether with a Jewish bill of divorce or a receipt, for if they do not recognize them lest he write a Get/Jewish bill of divorce in the name of another married woman where his name is the same as the other man’s name, and she should take out that same Jewish bill of divorce where she is not divorced by it and similarly for the receipt.

והלוה נותן שכר – even if it is giving a person goods to trade with another (usually two shares of the profit going to the investor and one to the trader) where half of it is a loan and half of it is a deposit. Nevertheless, the person receiving the business pays the fee to the scribe (see Talmud Bava Batra 168a).

כותבין גט לאיש. וחותמין, והוא יגרש מתי שירצה, ואע״פ שאין אשתו עמו. שהרי היא מתגרשת בע״כ:

ושובר לאשה. שהיא עושה לבעלה על כתובתה. דחוב הוא לה וזכות לבעלה, וזכין לאדם שלא בפניו:

ובלבד שיהא מכירן. שיהא הסופר והעדים מכירין האיש והאשה. בין בגט בין בשובר. שאם אינו מכירן, שמא יכתוב גט על שם אשת איש אחר ששמו כשמו ותוציא אותו הגט אשה שאינה מגורשת בו. וכן בשובר:

והלוה נותן שכר. ואפילו היא עסקא דפלגא מלוה ופלגא פקדון, אפילו הכי מקבל העיסקא הוא נותן כל השכר לסופר:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Bava Basra Perek 10 Mishnah 4

בבא בתרא פרק י׳ משנה ד׳

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A scribe may not write documents of betrothal and documents of marriage except with the consent of both parties, the groom and the bride. And it is the groom who gives the scribe his wages. A scribe may not write contracts for sharecroppers and contractors except with the consent of both parties, i.e., the sharecropper or contractor and the one who hires him. And it is the sharecropper or contractor who gives the scribe his wages. A scribe may not write documents testifying to arbitration agreements or any other court enactment except with the consent of both parties to the litigation. And both parties give the scribe his wages. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The scribe writes two documents for the two parties, one for this one by himself, and one for that one by himself.
אֵין כּוֹתְבִין שְׁטָרֵי אֵרוּסִין וְנִשּׂוּאִין אֶלָּא מִדַּעַת שְׁנֵיהֶם, וְהֶחָתָן נוֹתֵן שָׂכָר. אֵין כּוֹתְבִין שְׁטָרֵי אֲרִיסוּת וְקַבְּלָנוּת אֶלָּא מִדַּעַת שְׁנֵיהֶם, וְהַמְקַבֵּל נוֹתֵן שָׂכָר. אֵין כּוֹתְבִין שְׁטָרֵי בֵרוּרִין וְכָל מַעֲשֵׂה בֵית דִּין אֶלָּא מִדַּעַת שְׁנֵיהֶם, וּשְׁנֵיהֶם נוֹתְנִין שָׂכָר. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, שְׁנֵיהֶם כּוֹתְבִין שְׁנַיִם, לָזֶה לְעַצְמוֹ וְלָזֶה לְעַצְמוֹ:
ד׳

שטרי אריסות – the person who goes down to the land to work it and to guard it for one-half, one-third or one-fourth [of the profit].

קבלנות – for such-and-such Khorim per year, whether it produced or it didn’t produce.

שטרי בירורין – this one (i.e. litigant) chooses one judge who will judge for him and that one (i.e. litigant) chooses for himself one [judge] and they write in a document: “so-and-so chose judge so-and-so and his claims are this and that,” in order that they don’t retract and raise a complaint.

כותבים שנים – to each one of the litigants a separate document in which their claims are arranged in it, but the Halakha is not according to Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel. But rather, they write one document containing the claims of each of the litigants and that so-and-so (i.e., the litigant) chose so-and-so as a judge that would adjudicate for him and so-and-so (i.e., the other litigant) chosen so-and-so as a judge that would adjudicate for him.

שטרי אריסות. היורד לקרקע לעבדה ולשמרה למחצה לשליש ולרביע:

קבלנות. בכך וכך כורין לשנה, בין עשתה בין לא עשתה:

שטרי בירורין. זה בורר לו אחד שידון לו וזה בורר לו אחד, וכותבין בכתב, פלוני בירר דיין פלוני וטענותיו כך וכך, כדי שלא יהיו חוזרים וטוענים:

כותבים שנים. לכל אחד מבעלי דינים שטר בפני עצמו שיהיו טענותיו סדורים בו. ואין הלכה כרשב״ג, אלא בשטר אחד כותבין טענות של שני בעלי דינים, ושפלוני בירר פלוני דיין שידון לו ופלוני בירר פלוני דיין אחר שידון לו:

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