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Since much of Europe was devastated by war, powerful lords and ladies built fortified castles where they could live, along with their respective staff. These massive plots of land became known as manors. A manor was self-sufficient, meaning that everything needed to survive could be located on the property.

Bava Batra 104: יַחְלוֹקוּ אֶת חֹדֶשׁ הָעִיבּוּר

jyungar October 7, 2024

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We end our daf with a new Mishna. It teaches about what should be done if a seller contradicts himself in his contract. He might say that he is selling a plot of land that was precisely measured with a rope, more or less. The "more or less" nullifies his earlier statement about a precise measure. To correct this error, there must be at least a quarter-kav per se'a surplus.

Apropos land contracts we explore the world of manorialism and how it compared with feudalism both ending under the hegemony of the crown.

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