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Gemara Notes p. 20

Are these the only four cases that are פטור in in חייב but בית דיןHeaven???But there are others! Such as…

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Case 1

?One who does work with Chatas water or a Chatas cow, which disqualifies it

Case 2

One who places poison in front of someone else’s animal and it dies

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Case 3

One who sends a fire with a minor, deranged person or a deaf-mute

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Case 4

One who frightens someone, and injures him

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Case 5

One who left his broken pitcher or fallen animal in רשות הרבים and it injured someone

You must pay for the – רבי מאירdamage

פטור – חכמים in בית דין but חייב in Heaven ?

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True, there are many cases with this same Halacha, but רבי specifically picked these יהושעbecause in each there is reason to believe that he should be פטור even in HeavenBecause…

It was a dangerous, rickety wall! It was a mitzvah to knock it down before it hurt someone, even if the animals would escape.

…מהו דתימא

in Heaven חייב He is …קא משמע לןanyway

Case 1

He can claim “How was I to know that an abnormal wind would spread the fire?!”

According to s‘רב אשי

version…He can claim that he was covering the grain in order to protect it from being burned

…מהו דתימא

in Heaven חייב He is …קא משמע לןanyway

Case 2

He can claim “The witnesses could have refused, and listened to

Hashem, instead of me!”

…מהו דתימא

in Heaven חייב He is …קא משמע לןanyway

Case 3

He can claim “Even if I would have testified, he may have sworn falsely and stolen

the money anyway!”

…מהו דתימא

in Heaven חייב He is …קא משמע לןanyway

Case 4

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