About this episode
Even though there is no agency for doing a transgression, there is an exception to the rule with slaughtering an animal that one stole and if the thief has an agent slaughter it, the thief will be liable to pay the four/five payment. To be liable for stealing, slaughtering/selling, the item must have been removed at some point from the original owner's property as an act of acquiring must be performed. The Mishna discusses various cases regarding this issue. Can it be derived from our Mishna whether a shomer (a person asked to watch an item or renting/borrowing an item) assumes responsibility for the item when pulling it or just upon agreeing to watch it? What is the difference between a ganav and a gazlan ? Why was the Torah stricter with a ganav ? Why is the payment for a sheep (four times) less than the payment for an ox (five times)? One cannot raise small animals in Israel - why? Why is it permitted for large animals? What other kinds of animals is it forbidden to raise and in what particular situations?