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Why does the Gemara (גמרא) switch from keren to ba'al chov when discussing the kal v'chomer l'hekdesh? Rashi (רש"י) maintains that all forms of damage to hekdesh are exempt, making this a petur in tashlumin (collection), not in the mazik itself. This understanding allows the principle to extend across all categories of damage without the pircha of mu'ad mitchilaso limiting it to keren alone.
This shiur on Bava Kamma 6b examines Rabbi Akiva's statement regarding the kal v'chomer l'hekdesh—the inference that if victims of damage collect from idis (best quality land) when the damaged party is a hedyot (ordinary person), then certainly hekdesh should also collect from idis. The shiur opens by questioning why Rabbi Akiva adds this kal v'chomer l'hekdesh to his position, when it seems unnecessary to the core dispute between him and Rabbi Yishmael about the source for collecting from idis. The Gemara (גמרא) presents various understandings of what "kal v'chomer l'hekdesh" means. One suggestion is that it refers to a case where someone's ox damages hekdesh property. Another interpretation involves a case where someone pledges money to the Beis Hamikdash (hava alai mana l'veis hakavais), creating a neder obligation. The shiur explores whether this neder creates a true ba'al chov relationship or merely a chiyuv to fulfill one's vow, and whether hekdesh can be considered a proper to'vei'a (claimant) that would justify collection from idis.
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Bava Kamma 6b
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