בבא בתרא קמח
A collector came to a גביר whom he solicited every year and would always get $1,000. The גביר told him “I heard your Kollel closed, so I’m giving you $950.” “Why?” asked the משולח? “I'm still giving you your share,” the גביר answered.
בבא בתרא קמז
An author of a ספר brought it to רבי אייזל חריף to request his הסכמה. The author explained that he wrote the ספר because he was sick and needed expensive medical treatment which he hoped to pay from the proceeds of sales of the ספר. The רבי said: "I will cite you a ראיה מפורשת
בבא בתרא קמו
New immigrants to the United States received a wedding invitation which stated RSVP. They were at a loss to figure out what it meant. Thinking about it for a few moments, the husband said “It is strange, but I think it means “Remember. Send Vedding Present.”
בבא בתרא קמה
At the funeral of a גביר קמצן, his wife and sons cried bitter tears. But his son-in-law was calm, as if nothing occurred. It was only as they were walking out of the chapel and were met by עניים rattling קופות and saying צדקה תציל ממות that the son-in-law broke down and began to cry.
בבא בתרא קמד
R’ אהרן of Chernobil once asked ר׳ דוד משה of Tchortkov how many גבאים he had. ר׳ דוד משה answered five: one to stand on duty at the door to his study; the second to find accommodations for his חסידים; the third to look after the cleaning; the fourth to make purchases; and the fifth
בבא בתרא קמג
A חסיד came to רבי בונם מפשיסחא and said that his father came to him in a dream and instructed I’m to be the רב of a קהילה of חסידים. “That’s very good,” the רבי said. “All we need now is for your father to come in a dream to the חסידים and instruct them
בבא בתרא קמב
The גמרא teaches that אברהם אבינו was blessed בכל, including a daughter known by that name. This presents the question why יצחק did not marry her, since it was before מתן תורה when one could still marry his sister. There are four answers: (1) In those days, the אחרים of the גמרא didn’t exist and
בבא בתרא קמא
A year after their wedding, a wife gave birth to a daughter. The husband was happy to be a father and said: "בת תחילה - סימן יפה לבנים." The following year, when the wife gave birth to a second daughter, the husband said: "אם סימן אחד יפה, שניים כל-שכן." When she gave birth to
בבא בתרא קמ
The nurse came out of the delivery room and said to a waiting husband: “Congratulations! You’re the father of a baby girl!” The man began to scream: “Oy! oy!” The nurse returned to the delivery room and quickly rushed back to the husband. “I’m so sorry,” she said, “I made a mistake. It’s a boy!”
בבא בתרא קלט
Two beggars were standing outside a church, hats in hand. One of them, however, was wearing a Yarmulka. As people walked by, they ignored the man with the Yarmulka and dropped money into the other beggar’s hat, which quickly filled up. Seeing this, a priest walked over to the beggar with the kippa and said