Avrohom Gerlitzky

Click here for the original text of the Talmud. Tractate Bava Metzia (the second of the three-part series of Nezikin, which covers interpersonal laws) deals with many civil laws such as the mitzvah to return lost property, how one is to properly safeguard...

Pesachim (lit. "Passovers") is the third tractate of the Order of Festivals of the Mishnah. It is concerned mainly with the laws for the ritual observance of Passover including the paschal lamb offering. The first four chapters cover the laws of chametz, ...

Kesubos is the second tractate in the Order of Nashim, the section of the Talmud dealing with the laws of Jewish family life. The tractate is named for the marriage contract that states the husband's various obligations to his wife, especially financial c...

Click here for the original text of the Talmud. The tractate of Bava Kama covers all sorts of tort laws—damages caused by person or property, theft and robbery. The tractate concludes with a discussion regarding waste materials produced by a laborer in th...