An Overview of Pidyon Shevuyim - The Redemption of Captives (Hilchos Matnos Aniyim 8:1-18)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!This afternoon (12/22/21), in our Rambam Bekius chavurah, we learned through the Rambam's main halachos of pidyon shevuyim (the redemption of captives). Why did we learn about this topic? (And why does the YouTube thumbnail indicate that this is about honoring and revering one's rav?) Because we were led there by the Rambam's discussion of when a person should redeem his rav before his father and vice versa. We spent almost the entire session on these halachos, which were quite interesting! Tomorrow (God willing) we'll revisit Hilchos Talmud Torah and try to make sense of the exceptions to the rav/av priority rule in light of what we learned today.מקורות:רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ה:ארמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ח:י-יחרמב"ם - פירוש המשניות בבא מציעא ב:יאThis week's Torah content has been sponsored by Yael Weiss, in honor of Rabbi Moskowitz's birthday last week, and in gratitude for all the Mishlei he has taught his many generations of students.Bekius Disclaimer:Note that this is a bekius chavurah - as opposed to an iyun shiur. Each session consists of us reading through the Rambam's writings together without much preparation on my part, and without going into depth by consulting commentaries or primary sources. For all these reasons, there are bound to be inaccuracies, errors, and other types of shortcomings which would not be acceptable in a prepared shiur, but are quite typical of a bekius chavurah. Please bear this in mind, and know what you're signing up for when you listen!If you have questions, comments, or feedback, reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlAmazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_share