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Study Guide Bava Kamma 29 Today's daf is sponsored by Beth Hait in loving memory of Julie Adler, Golda Zahava Chana bat Harav Pinchas Eliezer v'Faiga Rosa. "May her spirit of warmth and kindness continue to shine through her children and grandchildren." Today's daf is sponsored by Helen Danczak in honor of her father's yahrzeit. "Remembering him and his love and care of our family." Today's daf is sponsored by the Hadran Zoom Family in honor of our dear friend Ruth Leah Kahan and her husband, David. "We are praying for his full and quick recovery and for the recovery of the individual who received his kidney! The idea of reciprocity and payback is central to what we're learning now in Daf Yomi. But the idea of a chesed that cannot be repaid is something we always strive for. Ruth, we are in awe of the chesed that you and your husband, David, embody in donating his kidney. We should all merit to live this life of giving." There are several different ways to explain the two opinions (Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yehuda) in the Mishna regarding one who breaks a jug in the public thoroughfare and the broken pieces or the water that spilled damage someone else. Issues raised relate to - is an accident/careless behavior considered negligence or unintentional damage? If one leaves items in a public space and renounces ownership, is the person responsible for any damage it may cause, or is one responsible only if one still owns the item? Is there a difference if the items were there because they were placed intentionally or on account of an accident? Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Elazar disagree about one who renounces one's property in the public thoroughfare - do they pay damages or not? However, it is not clear who holds which position. Different statements of Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Yochanan are brought to conclude who held which opinion. In doing so, they analyze different cases and make distinctions between cases where one may or may not be held responsible.