Ownership

An introductory overview of the nature of ownership, highlighting three fundamental principles related to ownership.

Admission of guilt is tantamount to the testimony of one hundred witnesses. This is true only of monetary obligations. If however, one admitted in a court of law to a transgression that carries a penalty to be applied to the person himself, such a confess...

I never imagined that such a reductive view of my life’s stuff could so aptly tell the story of us, but in many ways it does . . .

It was the perfect apartment and the purchase was almost completed when the shekel dropped steeply against the dollar. Aleksander Guravich was suddenly obliged to come up with an additional forty thousand NIS. He didn't know where to turn.

Torah as an acquisition, gift, and inheritance

When purchasing the Cave of the Machpelah from the people of Ches, Avraham agrees to take an oath that his children won’t posses their city of Yevus. Learn how this puzzling oath fits with Hashem’s covenant, as well as with King David’s conquest of the ci...

Can anyone generate and use my likeness without my permission?

This Talmud course is an in-depth analysis of the various methods of acquisition used for real-estate property—as discussed in the third chapter of tractate Bava Batra.

This Talmud class explores Talmudic principle of 'Migo', a reasoning often employed by the court to ascertain the veracity of a claim. We begin with a real case of litigation presented to the court, which by extension teach us legal principles for authent...

This Talmud series presents a Talmudic perspective on real estate and proof ownership. In this class we explore the compelling logic behind the Talmudic principle of ‘Chazakah’—presumptive ownership for the occupier.