1)

CONDITIONS TO BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE (Yerushalmi Perek 1 Halachah 3 Daf 6b)

[ãó å òîåã á] îúðé' ùåí ëñó ùåä ëñó áôðé áéú ãéï åòì ôé òãéí áðé çåøéï åáðé áøéú

(a)

(Mishnah): An evaluation of money, Shavah Kesef, in front of Beis Din, and according to witnesses - free men, Bnei Bris (the entire Mishnah will be explained below);

åäðùéí áëìì äðæ÷

(b)

Women are included in damages;

åäðéæ÷ åäîæé÷ áúùìåîéï:

1.

The victim and damager are involved in payments.

âî' àéï àåîøéí úöà ôøä áèìéú àìà ùîéï àú äðëñéï ááéú ãéï.

(c)

(Gemara): [If a cow damaged a cloak and was damaged by it,] we do not say that [the damage due to] the cow is offset by [the damage due to] the cloak. Rather, we evaluate the property (the one that damaged more pays the excess).

ùåä ëñó îìîã ùàéï áéú ãéï ùîéï àìà ðëñéí ùéù ìäí àçøéåú åàí úôù äðéæ÷ áîèìèìéï ùîéï ìå îäï.

(d)

(Beraisa): 'Shavah Kesef' [refers to land; Metaltelim are like money itself. This] teaches that Beis Din estimates [to collect from heirs of the damager] only property with Achrayus (i.e. land). If the victim seized Metaltelim, Beis Din estimates for him [to receive the damage] from them.

áôðé áéú ãéï îìîã ùàéï ùîéï ìå àìà áôðé áéú ãéï. òì ôé òãéí ùàéï ùîéï àìà òì ôé òãéí.

(e)

[In our Mishnah,] 'in front of Beis Din' teaches that we estimate only in front of a Beis Din [of expert judges]. 'According to witnesses' teaches that we estimate only based on witnesses.

2)

WHO PAYS DAMAGES (Yerushalmi Perek 1 Halachah 3 Daf 6b)

áðé çåøéï åáðé áøéú éöàå òëå''í åòáãéí åôñåìé òãåú.

(a)

[In our Mishnah,] 'Free men and Bnei Bris' excludes Nochrim, slaves and Pasul witnesses.

åðùéí áëìì äðæ÷

(b)

(Mishnah): Women are included in damages.

ìôé ùìà úôù äëúåá àìà àú äàéù öøéê ìøáåú àú äàùä.

(c)

Because the verse mentioned only a man ("v'Chi Yigof Shor Ish Es Shor Re'ehu...''), we need to include a woman;

úðé øáé éùîòàì [ùîåú ëà à] åàìä äîùôèéí àùø úùéí ìôðéäí:

1.

(Beraisa - R. Yishmael): "Eleh ha'Mishpatim Asher Tasim Lifneihem'' [equates men and women for all monetary laws].

åäðéæ÷ åäîæé÷ áúùìåîéï.

(d)

(Mishnah): The victim and damager are involved in payments.

îùìîéï çöé ðæ÷. îéëï ùîçöéï àú äðæ÷ îéëï ùæä îôñéã çöé ðæ÷ åæä îôñéã çöé ðæ÷:

(e)

[A Tam] pays half-damage. [Our Mishnah holds that half-damage is Mamon. It was proper to pay full damage.] From here, they split the damage. This one loses (pays) half the damage, and this one loses (is not paid for) half the damage.