Rosh Hashanah 7B

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he will not transfer them over to the public without reservation, and in his heart he will hold on to them as his own, therefore the baraita teaches us that this is not a matter of concern.

The Talmud asks: And why didn’t the tanna of our Mishnah count the 1st of Nisan as the New Year for shekels? The Talmud answers: The tanna of the Mishnah lists only definite New Years. Since it is taught: If one brought them from the old contribution, he has fulfilled his obligation, he could not st

§ It was taught in the baraita: And some say that the 1st of Nisan is also the New Year for the renting of houses. A baraita states the following baraita: If one rents out a house to another person for a year, he counts 12 months from day to day. But if he said that he was renting it for this year,

The Talmud comments: Even according to the one who said that one day in a year is considered a year, it is different here, with regard to rental halakhot, as a person does not take the trouble to rent a house for less than 30 days. Therefore, if one rented a house after the first of Adar, the rema

The Talmud asks: But why not say that the first of Tishrei is the New Year for the renting of houses, and so if one rents a house for a year in the summer the year would come to an end in Tishrei? The Talmud answers: A person who rents a house without specification intends to rent it for all of the