Study Bava Kamma folio 61B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
are simply called pools of the land, and are not considered significant enough to divide the field.
Mishnah: In a case of one who kindles a fire on his own premises, up to what distance may the fire travel within his property for him to still bear liability for damage caused? R' Elazar ben Azaria says: The court views his location where he kindled the fire as if it were in the center of a beit k
Talmud: R' Shimon appears to hold that there is no maximum distance which would exempt one from liability for the spreading of a fire. The Talmud asks: But isn’t R' Shimon of the opinion that there is a maximum limit concerning liability for a fire, beyond which one is exempt?
But didn’t we learn in a Mishnah (Bava Batra 20b): A person may not stand an oven inside the house unless there is a height of 4 cubits to the ceiling above it, out of concern that the ceiling might catch fire. Similarly, if he stood it in the attic, he should not do so unless there is plaster [ma
The Mishnah continues: R' Shimon says: These measurements were stated only to teach that if the fire from the oven or stove causes damage after the owner takes these precautions, he is exempt from paying compensation. Evidently, R' Shimon does have a maximum distance beyond which one is not liable f