Retushim
- Are a field that the owner is unable to care for because he has been taken captive.
- Are a field that the owner left, out of his own decision.
- Is a field that the owner cares for especially well.
- Is a field that the owner cares for poorly, that his friends should take over, for his own benefit.
- Is the Aramaic word for radish.
When does Beis Din assign a relative to care for a person’s lands?
- For someone who was taken captive.
- For someone who left the country because he got a better job in Medinas Hayom.
- For someone who was taken captive, and for someone who fled out of fear for his life.
- For someone who fled because he owes back taxes.
- Only for some who was captive right before he harvested his crops.
Why don’t we assign a relative to care for the lands of a Katan?
- He won't be able to protest if the relative ruins the lands, for his protests are not legally acceptable.
- He won't be able to protest if the relative ruins the lands, for a Katan’s protests won't be taken seriously.
- So the relative won't be able to make a Chazakah and claim the lands as his own, that the Katan sold them to him.
- So the relative won't be able to make a Chazakah and claim the lands as his own, that he inherited them.
- Maybe he and the Katan’s father had a fight at the family Chanukah party, and we are concerned that he will ruin the lands in revenge.
Why didn’t the brothers recognize Yosef?
- Now he was bearded, and before he wasn’t.
- Now he was bald, and before he wasn’t.
- He had grown several inches since they had last seen him.
- He had gained weight.
- He was speaking a different language.
What won't witnesses do, even out of fear?
- Deny testimony that they know.
- Flee town rather than being asked to testify.
- Give wrongful testimony.
- Ask to give testimony in front of a different judge.
- Ask for the Federal Witness Protection Program.