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he is exempt according to human laws but liable according to the laws of Heaven.
The Talmud comments: And the Rabbis concede to the opinion of R' Meir in the cases of one’s stone, one’s knife, or one’s load, that if he placed them on top of his roof and they fell as a result of being blown off by a typical wind, i.e., one of ordinary force, and they caused damage, that he is li
Accordingly, Abaye rejects Rabba’s explanation of R' Yehuda’s statement, that he deems the owner of the jug liable even if he merely attempted to take it off his shoulder and it broke, and offers another explanation. Rather, Abaye said that R' Meir and R' Yehuda disagree with regard to two different
They disagree in a situation where the damage was caused at the time of the person’s fall, with regard to whether or not one who stumbles, thereby causing his jug to break, is considered negligent. One Sage, R' Meir, holds that one who stumbles is considered negligent, as his carelessness caused
They disagree in a situation where the damage was caused after the person’s fall, with regard to one who renounces ownership of his hazardous property. Presumably, the owner of the jug has no interest in keeping the shards, and it is considered as though he renounced his ownership of them. One Sage