Aish

​תָּא שְׁמַע הַשּׁוֹלֵחַ אֶת הַבְּעֵירָה בְּיַד חֵרֵשׁ שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן פָּטוּר מִדִּינֵי אָדָם וְחַיָּיב בְּדִינֵי שָׁמַיִם.
בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר אִשּׁוֹ מִשּׁוּם חִצָּיו חִצָּיו דְּחֵרֵשׁ הוּא אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר אִשּׁוֹ מִשּׁוּם מָמוֹנוֹ אִילּוּ מָסַר שׁוֹרוֹ לְחֵרֵשׁ שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן הָכִי נָמֵי ?דְּלָא מִיחַיַּיב

Multiple Choice

When the Mishna said that you do not have to pay for giving a child a fire that causes damage, what did that seem to indicate to us about the reason why a person is responsible for fire?

• It seemed to indicate that a person is never responsible for fire damaging

• It seemed to indicate that the reason that you are chayav for fire is because it's your possession

• It seemed to indicate that the reason that you are chayav for fire is because it's your arrow

• It seemed to indicate that a person is always responsible for fire damaging

Multiple Choice

How did the Gemara want to use our Mishna to prove that the reason you are chayav for fire is because it's your arrow (and not your money)?

• It must be an arrow because it's the only thing that makes sense

• It must be an arrow because you don't own fire

• If it was your money, you'd be responsible for giving it to the child

• If it was your money, you would not be responsible for giving it to a child

Multiple Choice

How did the Gemara defend the opinion (Reish Lakish) that says that your fire is like your money?

• The case in the Mishna is talking about giving the child your arrows

• When you give the fire to the child, it becomes his money

• The case in the Mishna where you are patur for giving it to a child is when it's a coal, not a flame

• The case in the Mishna where you are patur for giving it to a child is when it's a flame, not a coal

Multiple Choice

According to Rav Yochanan, who says that the reason you are chayav for damage by fire is because it's like you shot an arrow,- when the Mishna says that you are patur for giving it to a child, what type of fire did you give the child?

• Only a coal, but not a flame

• Either a coal or a flame

• Only a flame, but not a coal

• A coal, a flame, and the wood chips along with it.

Open Ended

Explain why you chose that answer in t he last question.

Poll

How well do you think you know this Gemara about the responsibility for giving a child a fire and the connection to the two opinions about the reason you are chayav for fire (money/arrows)?

• Very well

• Pretty well

• Decently, but somewhat unclear

• Not well at all

Draw

Draw a picture of how you are feeling about this Gemara.