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“So these are the Mi•shᵊpât•im:”

(Amalgamated Tribal Laws/​Tza•diq•ūt)

Nonpareil Quintessence of é‑‑ä

B.C.E. 1st century — Rabi Hi•leil, when asked by a gentile to be converted while the Rabi stood on one foot, replied: "That which you eschew, don’t inflict on your fellow! That's the entirety of Tōr•âh. What remains is pei•rush•âh. Now, go-weave your lifetime-learning-practice.”

3rd Year toward the Shᵊmit•âh

Spring-Summer, c B.C.E. ; South From Rᵊphid•im To Har Sin•ai

é''â‎ Property Damages Liability – Controlled Agricultural Burns

controlled agricultural burn fire
Controlled agricultural burn

When a man éÇáÀòÆø of excess straw and stubble (e.g., a field or vineyard), and allows a áÌÀòÄéøÉä to escape, and another person's field áÄòÅø, then the negligent farmer shall make restitution from the best of his field or vineyard. When an àÅùÑ spreads to thorny brush and consumes shocks of corn, or standing corn or a field of corn, then the îÌÇáÀòÄø of the áÌÀòÄéøÉä shall pay compensation in full.

Optional parental preparation:

  1. éÇáÀòÆø, controlled agricultural burn – Each year, farmers intentionally burn off their wheat fields to prepare for the next cycle of grain crops. Burning is one way to dispose of the straw left after harvest so fields can be made ready for seeding the following spring. A bumper crop can leave a tremendous amount of straw, which can be very difficult to work into the soil or spread evenly across the field. Rainy weather after harvest can leave fields too wet to till. Ancient farmers didn't have tractors and steel implements, so it was difficult to remove the straw. Once farmers have harvested the wheat, they cut a perimeter around the field and set the field afire. The process, called agricultural burning, rids the land of excess straw and stubble… Return to text

Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:

  1. What is a "shock" (of corn)?

  2. What is "standing corn"?

  3. What is the difference between shocks of corn in piles v a section of standing corn v a field of corn?

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