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The Talmud relates: There was a certain goat that saw a turnip on top of a clay jug [dedanna]. It climbed and went up and ate the turnip, and in doing so it broke the jug. Rava obligated the owner of the goat to pay the full cost of the damage, both for the turnip and for the jug. The Talmud expla
§ Ilfa says: If a domesticated animal was in the public domain, and it stretched out its neck and ate from a sack of produce that was loaded on the back of another animal, its owner is liable to pay the full cost of the damage. The Talmud asks: What is the reason for this? The Talmud explains: The
The Talmud suggests: Let us say that the following baraita supports his opinion (Tosefta 1:7): If a person was standing in the public domain, and his basket containing food was slung behind his back, and an animal stretched out its neck and ate from it, its owner is liable. The Talmud rejects this
The Talmud asks: And where, i.e., in what context, was Rava’s interpretation initially stated? The Talmud answers: It was stated with regard to that which R' Oshaya says: If a domesticated animal was walking along and eating in the public domain its owner is exempt, but if it was standing and ea
§ R' Zeira raises a dilemma: If an animal was rolling, what is the halakha? The Talmud asks: What are the circumstances of the case about which R' Zeira inquires? The Talmud answers: For example, if there was a sheaf of grain on private property, and it was rolled along by the animal and the sheaf