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once he has conveyed the key to him, he has acquired it.
Here too, the Talmud asks: What are the circumstances involving this sale? If it was a transaction by payment of money, then let him acquire it by paying money. If it was by taking possession of it, let him acquire it by taking possession. What is the significance of transferring the key? The Talm
Similarly, Reish Lakish says in the name of R' Yannai: With regard to one who sells a flock of sheep to another, once he conveys the mashkukhit to the buyer, he has acquired the flock.
The Talmud asks: What are the circumstances of this case? If the transaction occurred by pulling the flock into his possession, then let the buyer acquire it by pulling. If it was by conveying it, let the buyer acquire it by the seller conveying it. The Talmud answers: Actually, it was a transactio
The Talmud asks: What is this mashkukhit? Here, in Babylonia, they translate it as a bell [karkashta] that the shepherd rings and whose sound the flock follows. R' Ya’akov says: It is referring to the goat that goes at the front of the flock that they follow. The Talmud notes: This explanation of