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And the halakha is also in accordance with his opinion with regard to the teruma of the tithe from doubtfully tithed produce [demai]. Produce purchased from a common, uneducated person [am ha’aretz] is considered demai and by rabbinic law it is regarded as uncertain whether the seller separated tit
Having established that R' Natan follows the principle of assessment, the Talmud asks: And does Rav not follow this principle of assessing intention? But it was stated that Rav and Shmuel disagreed about a specific case with regard to the gift of a person on his deathbed, in which it was also writte
The Talmud explains the two opinions: In the school of Rav, they say in the name of Rav: He had him ride on two horses, meaning that he performed the transfer in a manner that took advantage of two separate halakhot to strengthen its validity. In one aspect, it is similar to the gift of a healthy p
On the one hand, it is similar to the gift of a healthy person in that if he arose from the bed and recovered he cannot retract it, since he performed a proper act of acquisition. On the other hand, it is like the gift of a person on his deathbed in that if he said: My loan, i.e., money owed to me
And Shmuel said: I do not know what to decide about it. Perhaps his performance of an act of acquisition indicates that he resolved to transfer it to him only with a bill of sale. And since his intention is that the sale not take effect until he also gives a bill of sale, the transfer does not take