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The Rebbe points out that every one of us must be a clarion call for gathering, just like every priest was to herald Hakhel in the Temple.

According to Jewish tort law, the first three times an ox gores another animal, the owner pays only half damages, for he cannot be expected to foresee and control the ox’s sudden rage. After three times, the owner must pay full damages, for the animal’s violent nature has been established and the owner should have taken proper precautions. Maimonides rules, however, that if a violent ox is sold or given as a gift to a new owner, the ox is given a fresh clean slate.