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Lost Objects
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intermediate
Tractate Bava Metzia: Business Ethics and the Oven of Akhnai
Tractate Bava Metzia covers lost objects, employer-employee law, and fair lending — but it is most famous for the Oven of Akhnai, the dramatic story where the rabbis overrule God Himself and declare 'the Torah is not in heaven.'
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beginner
Hashavat Aveidah: The Mitzvah of Returning Lost Objects
Hashavat aveidah is the Torah commandment to return lost property to its owner, a mitzvah that reveals Judaism's deep commitment to honesty, community, and care for others' belongings.
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