Daf Yomi Bava Kamma

Join Rabbi Gidon Rothstein for a daily shiur of the Daf Yomi Masechet Bava Kamma given each morning from the Young Israel of Scarsdale, New York. For the previous masechet, CLICK HERE for the Daf Yomi Kiddushin course. For the next masechet, Bava Metzia, CLICK HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: Classes are NOT held on Shabbat (Saturday) or Jewish holidays. For those days and any other days when the teacher may not be available at the regularly scheduled time, a pre-recorded lesson will be posted. The live classes will take place Sundays at 7:30am EST and Monday-Friday at 6:15am EST.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kamma 2–ב”ק ב
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 3– ב”ק ג
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 4–ב”ק ד
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 5–ב”ק ה
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 6–ב”ק ו
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 7–ב”ק ז
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 10–ב”ק י
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 11-ב”ק יא
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 12–ב”ק יב
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 13–ב”ק יג
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 14–ב”ק יד
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 15–ב”ק טו
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 17-ב”ק יז
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 18–ב”ק יח
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 19–ב”ק יט
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 20-ב”ק כ
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 21–ב”ק כא
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 22–ב”ק כב
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 24– ב”ק כד
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 26–ב”ק כו
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 27–ב”ק כז
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 28–ב”ק כח
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 29—ב”ק כט
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 31–ב”ק לא
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 32–ב”ק לב
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 33-ב”ק לב
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 34–ב”ק לד
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 36–ב”ק לו
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kamma 37–ב”ק לז
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 39–ב”ק לט
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 40–ב”ק מ
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 41–ב”ק מא
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 42–ב”ק מב
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 43–ב”ק מג
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama45–ב”ק מה
Bava Kamma 45a and Bava Kamma 45b
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 46–ב”ק מו
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 47–ב”ק מז
Bava Kamma 47a and Bava Kamma 47b, concluding the relationship of a pregnant cow and its fetus, moving on to the responsibilities accepted when giving permission to store something in one’s lot.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 48–ב”ק מח
Bava Kamma 48a and Bava Kamma 48b, defining the commitments and rights when one person is allowed into another’s space.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 49–ב”ק מט
Bava Kamma 49a and Bava Kamma 49b, figuring out the payments for loss of fetuses in an altercation, and then how pits cover more than one territory.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 50–ב”ק נ
Bava Kamma 50a and Bava Kamma 50b, figuring out the views on bor, when someone is liable for a hazard.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 52–ב”ק נב
Bava Kamma 52a and Bava Kamma 52b, when directions to take something help with an acquisition, and how covers of pits go bad.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 53–ב”ק נג
Bava Kamma 53a and Bava Kamma 53b, apportioning damages when more than one party caused it.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 54–ב”ק נד
Bava Kamma 54a and Bava Kamma 54b, a day of derivations, how we know kelim are not paid for if they fall in a ditch, and more.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kamma 55 -ב”ק נה
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 56–ב”ק נו
Bava Kamma 56a and Bava Kamma 56b, four ways to damage someone without full liability, and why, and how they differ from other cases of being liable by Heavenly standards but not human ones.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 57–ב”ק נז
Bava Kamma 57a and Bava Kamma 57b, figuring out whether someone watching a lost item is a shomer sachar or chinam.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 59–ב”ק נט
Bava Kamma 59a and Bava Kamma 59b, calculating the value of damaged produce while still growing, and then moving to fire given from one person to another, with whose liability.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 60–ב”ק ס
Bava Kamma 60a and Bava Kamma 60b, figuring out the role of wind, and how fast and how far fire can go to be the responsibility of the person who set it.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 61–ב”ק סא
Bava Kamma 61a and Bava Kamma 61b, some details of how fire damages, what care the person who set it has to take with where it goes.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 62–ב”ק סב
Bava Kamma 62a and Bava Kamma 62b, finishing up what a damager can be expected to know and be liable for, starting a new chapter, about the difference between kefel and paying four or five times.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 63–ב”ק סג
Bava Kamma 63a and Bava Kamma 63b, figuring out who pays double for what kinds of theft, with source verses.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 64-ב”ק סד
Bava Kamma 64a and Bava Kamma 64b, derivations for how we know a thief pays double.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 66–ב”ק סו
Bava Kamma 66a and Bava Kamma 66b, starting a discussion of changes–of name–and of ye’ush, and how it affects ownership of a stolen item.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 68–ב”ק סח
Bava Kamma 68a and Bava Kamma 68b, still on the trail of ye’ush and what changes of ownership it effectuates.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 69–ב”ק סט
Bava Kamma 69a and Bava Kamma 69b, the possibility of declaring something hekdesh when not physically in possession of it, lining up opinions to see who R. Yochanan follows.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 70-ב”ק ע
Bava Kamma 70a and Bava Kamma 70b, powers of attorney for non-landed property and odd situations of theft and sale.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 71–ב”ק עא
Bava Kamma 71a and Bava Kamma 71b, how one can or cannot be liable for payment when liable for another punishment
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 73–ב”ק עג
Bava Kamma 73a and Bava Kamma 73b, witnesses being proven zomemin/ false and their ramifications.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 74–ב”ק עד
Bava Kamma 74a and Bava Kamma 74b, tracing the proof that hachhasha is the beginning of hazamah,.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kamma 75–ב”ק עה
Baba Kamma 75a and Baba Kamma 75b, figuring out whether an admission can stave off witnesses’ obligating a fine.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 76–ב”ק עו
Baba Kamma 76a and Baba Kamma 76b, R. Shimon’s theory of when shechitah counts to make a thief liable for 4 or 5
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 77-ב”ק עז
Bava Kamma 77a and Bava Kamma 77b, how a thief can slaughter a sacrifice and be liable, whether it has to be possible both to sell and to slaughter.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 78–ב”ק עח
Bava Kamma 78a and Bava Kamma 78b, figuring out what kinds of animals can be included in sacrifices, and what’s considered full ownership of a stolen animal.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kamma 79-ב”ק עט
Bava Kamma 79a and Bava Kamma 79b, the need to take possession of a stolen item to become liable, why 4 for a sheep, 5 for an ox, why a ganav is treated more stringently than a gazlan, and getting started on the rules against growing certain animals in certain situations.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 80–ב”ק פ
Bava Kamma 80a and Bava Kamma 80b, having hazards in the house and how to deal with them.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 81–ב”ק פא
Bava Kamma 81a and Bava Kamma 81b, the ten rules Yehoshu’a set up to ease Jews’ living together in Israel.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 82–ב”ק פב
Bava Kamma 82a and Bava Kamma 82b, Ezra’s ten takkanot and ten special rules of Jerusalem.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 83–ב”ק פג
Bava Kamma 83a and Bava Kamma 83b, starting a new chapter, sourcing the idea of all the compensation given for damages.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 84–ב”ק פד
Bava Kamma 84a and Bava Kamma 84b, still in search of proof that an eye for an eye is monetary.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 85–ב”ק פה
Bava Kamma 85a and Bava Kamma 85b, how medical bills and disability payments work.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 87–ב”ק פז
Bava Kamma 87a and Bava Kamma 87b, the halachic obligations of the unsighted, and then whether a father receives the financial payment for damages to a daughter who is a child.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 88-ב”ק פח
Bava Kamma 88a and Bava Kamma 88b, why and what an eved kena’ani can do, and the status of property owned jointly.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 89–ב”ק פט
Bava Kamma 89a and Bava Kamma 89b, a woman’s rights/abilities to sell her ketubbah early and reap its value ahead of time, and how that affects her obligation to pay for damage she causes.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 90–ב”ק צ
Bava Kamma 90a and Bava Kamma 90b, finishing up the decree of Usha, and then on to payments for assaults where there’s no lasting damage.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 91–ב”ק צא
Bava Kamma 91a and Bava Kamma 91b. whether we evaluate monetary damages to see if they were reasonable for the tool used, and the right to hurt oneself or not.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 92–ב”ק צב
Bava Kamma 92a and Bava Kamma 92b, Rava asks Rabah bar Mari for sources for many ideas.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 94–ב”ק צד
Bava Kamma 94a and Bava Kamma 94b, whether changes to an item change the ownership, and what counts as a change.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 95–ב”ק צה
Bava Kamma 95a and Bava Kamma 95b, chasing down shinui, what changes are or are not paid to whom.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 96–ב”ק צו
Bava Kamma 96a and Bava Kamma 96b, paying back extra profits with money or not, what counts as a permanent change.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 97–ב”ק צז
Bava Kamma 97a and Bava Kamma 97b, how thiefs do and don’t return property.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 98–ב”ק צח
Bava Kamma 98a and Bava Kamma 98b, versions of how changes do or do not count to make a person liable for damages.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 99-ב”ק צט
Bava Kamma 99a and Bava Kamma 99b, the financial and damages standing of an uman, a craftsperson.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 101–ב”ק קא
Bava Kamma 101a and Bava Kamma 101b, whether a dyed material is considered to have the dye in it, with financial ramifications, and discussions that extend from there.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 102–ב”ק קב
Bava Kamma 102a and Bava Kamma 102b, what is included in the prohibition of shemittah and how partnerships work when one person steps outside the bounds of the partnership.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 103–ב”ק קג
Bava Kamma 103a and Bava Kamma 103b, finishing up how a sale does or doesn’t go through, and then starting what a thief has to do to repay the theft.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 104–ב”ק קד
Bava Kamma 104a and Bava Kamma 104b, powers of attorney, why we need them, how they work.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 105–ב”ק קה
Bava Kamma 105a and Bava Kamma 105b, specifics of the obligation to return something stolen.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 106–בק קו
Bava Kamma 106a and Bava Kamma 106b, trying to place Rav’s view about how an oath might absolve an attempted thief of any need to pay for his theft.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 108–ב”ק קח
Bava Kamma 108a and Bava Kamma 108b, when the watchperson chooses to pay, or has taken an oath, and how that affects other payments.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 109–ב”ק קט
Bava Kamma 109a and Bava Kamma 109b, the obligation to return a stolen object, and when we can self deal in rights belonging to us and others.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 110–ב”ק קי
Bava Kamma 110a and Bava Kamma 110b, who claims the parts of sacrifices meant for kohanim.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 111-ב”ק קיא
Bava Kamma 111a and Bava Kamma 111b, finishing one chapter, starting hte next.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 112–ב”ק קיב
Bava Kamma 112a and Bava Kamma 112b, parental property heirs must return or not.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 113–ב”ק קי”ג
Bava Kamma 113a and Bava Kamma 113b, summoning litigants to court, dealing with cheaters.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 115–ב”ק קטו
Bava Kamma 115a and Bava Kamma 115b, from whom we recover stolen property, when the owner has to pay for it nonetheless, and saving items before they’re destroyed.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 116–ב”ק קטז
Bava Kamma 116a and Bava Kamma 116b, the fee for recovering others’ lost property.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 117–ב”ק קיז
Bava Kamma 117a and Bava Kamma 117b, when giving away someone else’s property to coercers costs us money.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 118–ב”ק קיח
Bava Kamma 118a and Bava Kamma 118b, what counts as returning a stolen item.
Daf Yomi Bava Kamma: Bava Kama 119–ב”ק קיט
Bava Kamma 119a and Bava Kamma 119b, who gets to keep what in employment situations.
Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein has semicha from YU (RIETS) and a PhD from Harvard. He has worked in shul rabbinate, high school and adult education. He is the author of both fiction and non-fiction, most recently "As If We Were There: Readings for a Transformative Passover Experience". He lives in Riverdale, NY.