Shmuel listed three areas in which we can assume Torah scholars may be dishonest. Why? Can we assume they are honest in all other areas? Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says that if something is lost in a public place, we can assume the owner despaired (has given up hope of ever getting the item back) and the finder can take the item. The Gemara questions whether he meant this only in a place where the majority of the people are Gentiles or even in a place where the majority are Jews. If he included also a place where the majority are Jews, do the rabbis agree, or do they disagree with him about both, or only in a case where the majority are Jews? Do we hold like Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar and if so, in both cases or only in the case where the majority are Gentiles? The Gemara tries to answer these questions by bringing various tannaitic sources and cases from the amoraim but most attempts to answer the questions are inconclusive.
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Bava Metzia 110 - June 17, 11 Sivan
Bava Metzia 109 - June 16, 10 Sivan
Bava Metzia 108 - Shabbat June 15, 9 Sivan
Bava Metzia 107 - June 14, 8 Sivan
Bava Metzia 106 - June 13, 7 Sivan
Bava Metzia 105 - Shavuot - June 12, 6 Sivan
Bava Metzia 104 - June 11, 5 Sivan
Bava Metzia 103 - June 10, 4 Sivan
Bava Metzia 102 - June 9, 3 Sivan
Bava Metzia 101 - Shabbat June 8, 2 Sivan
Bava Metzia 100 - Rosh Chodesh Sivan - June 7, 1 Sivan
Bava Metzia 99 - June 6, 29 Iyar
Bava Metzia 98 - Yom Yerushalayim - June 5, 28 Iyar
Bava Metzia 97 - June 4, 27 Iyar
Bava Metzia 96 - June 3, 26 Iyar
Bava Metzia 95 - June 2, 25 Iyar
Bava Metzia 94 - Shabbat June 1, 24 Iyar
Bava Metzia 93 - May 31, 23 Iyar
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