As Rabbah,

<<for Rabbah said:

<<“they were stolen”

<<by an armed

<<bandit;

<<“they were lost”

<<that sank

<<his ship

<<in the sea.

Rav Yehuda said in the name of Shmuel:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi Tarfon.

<<In the hand of

<<Rachava

<<(there were to him)

<<[there were]

<<those

<<coins

<<of orphans.

<<He came

<<before

<<Rav Yosef.

<<He said to him:

<<what is it

<<to use

<<them?

<<He said to him:

<<thus

<<Rav Yehuda said in the name of Shmuel:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi Tarfon.

Abaye said to him:

<<and was it not

<<stated

<<about it:

<<Rabbi Chelbo said in the name of Rav Huna:

<<they taught it only

<<except

<<with the money of

<<a lost object,

<<since

<<he toiled

<<in it;

<<but

<<money

<<of a lost object

<<where he did not

<<toil

<<in it —

<<no.

<<And these

<<like money

<<of a lost object

<<are deemed.

<<He said to him:

<<go;

<<they did not

<<let

<<me

<<permit it

<<to you.

MISHNAH:

<<if he found

<<scrolls

<<he reads

<<in them

<<once

<<in thirty

<<days;

<<and if

<<he does not

<<know

<<how to read

<<he rolls them.

<<But

<<he may not

<<study

<<in it

<<for the first time,

<<and may not

<<read

<<another

<<with him.

If he found

<<a garment

<<he shakes it out

<<once

<<in thirty

<<days

<<and spreads it

<<for its own need,

<<but

<<not

<<for his own honor.

vessels of

<<silver

<<or vessels of

<<copper —

<<he uses

<<them

<<for their own need,

<<but

<<not

<<to wear them down.

<<vessels of

<<gold

<<or vessels of

<<glass —

<<he may not

<<touch

<<them

<<until

<<comes

<<Eliyahu.

If he found

<<a sack

<<or

<<a basket

<<or any

<<thing

<<that it is not

<<his way

<<to carry —

<<he

<<may not

<<take it.

GEMARA:

<<Shmuel said:

<<one who finds

<<tefillin

<<in the market

<<assesses

<<their value

<<and sets them aside

<<immediately.

Objected

<<Ravina:

<<if he found

<<scrolls

<<he reads

<<in them

<<once

<<in thirty

<<days,

<<and if

<<he does not

<<know

<<how to read

<<he rolls them.

<<He rolls them —

<<yes;

<<assesses

<<their value

<<and sets them aside

<<no!

<<Abaye said:

<<tefillin

<<at bar Chavu's place

<<are commonly

<<found;

<<scrolls

<<are not

<<found.

The Rabbis taught:

<<one who borrows

<<a Torah scroll

<<from his fellow —

<<he

<<may not

<<lend it

<<to another;

<<he opens it

<<and reads

<<in it,

<<provided

<<that he not

<<study

<<in it

<<for the first time,

<<and not

<<read

<<another

<<with him.

And likewise

<<one who deposits

<<a Torah scroll

<<with

<<his fellow —

<<he rolls it

<<every

<<twelve

<<months;

<<he opens it

<<and reads

<<in it;

<<if

<<for his own sake

<<he opened it

<<it is forbidden.

<<Sumchos

<<says:

<<with a new one

<<thirty

<<days,

<<with an old one

<<twelve

<<months.

<<Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov

<<says:

<<both

<<this

<<and

<<that

<<twelve

<<months.

Said

<<the master:

<<one who borrows

<<a Torah scroll

<<from his fellow —

<<he

<<may not

<<lend it

<<to another.

<<What

<<is the relevance of

<<a Torah scroll?

<<Even

<<all

<<things

<<too,

<<for Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish said:

<<here

<<taught

<<Rabbi:

<<is not

<<the borrower

<<permitted

<<to lend,

<<and is not

<<the renter

<<permitted

<<to rent out!

A Torah scroll

<<he needed:

<<what

<<might you say?

<<It pleases

<<a person

<<that be done

<<a mitzvah

<<with his money —

<<it teaches us.

“He opens it

<<and reads

<<in it.”

<<It is obvious!

<<But rather,

<<for what

<<did he borrow it

<<from him?

<<The latter clause

<<he needed:

<<provided

<<that he not

<<study

<<in it

<<for the first time.

“And likewise

<<one who deposits

<<a Torah scroll

<<with

<<his fellow

<<rolls it

<<every

<<twelve

<<months;

<<he opens it

<<and reads

<<in it.”

<<What

<<is his business

<<with it?

<<And further,

<<if

<<for his own sake

<<he opened it

<<it is forbidden —

<<but

<<you said:

<<he opens it

<<and reads

<<in it!

<<Thus

<<it says:

<<if

<<when he

<<rolls it

<<he opens it

<<and reads

<<in it

<<it is permitted;

<<if

<<for his own sake

<<he opened it

<<it is forbidden.

“Sumchos

<<says:

<<with a new one

<<thirty

<<days,

<<with an old one

<<twelve

<<months.

<<Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov

<<says:

<<both

<<this

<<and

<<that

<<twelve

<<months.”

<<Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov —

<<that is

<<the first Tanna!

<<Rather,

<<say:

<<Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov

<<says

<<both

<<this

<<and

<<that

<<thirty

<<days.

“But

<<he may not

<<study

<<in it

<<for the first time

<<and may not

<<read

<<another

<<with him.”

<<And they contrast it:

<<he may not

<<read

<<a portion

<<and repeat it,

<<and may not

<<read

<<in it

<<a portion

<<and translate it,

<<and may not

<<open

<<in it

<<more

<<than three

<<columns,

<<and may not

<<read

<<in it

<<three

<<people

<<in one scroll

<<one —

<<but

<<two

<<may read!

Abaye said:

<<it is not

<<difficult:

<<here

<<with a subject

<<one,

<<here

<<with two

<<subjects.

“If he found

<<a garment

<<he shakes it out

<<once

<<in thirty

<<days.”

<<Is this to say

<<that shaking

<<benefits

<<it?

<<But didn't Rabbi Yochanan say:

<<one

<<who has

<<to him

<<a weaver

<<skilled

<<inside

<<his house —

<<let him shake

<<his garment

<<every

<<day!

<<They say:

<<every

<<day

<<is hard

<<for it;

<<once

<<in thirty

<<days

<<benefits

<<it.

If you wish, say:

<<it is not

<<difficult:

<<this

<<is with one,

<<and this

<<is with two.

If you wish, say:

<<it is not

<<difficult:

<<this

<<is by hand,

<<and this

<<is with a stick.

If you wish, say:

<<it is not

<<difficult:

<<this

<<is with wool,

<<this

<<is with linen.

Rabbi Yochanan said:

<<a cup

<<of witchcraft

<<and not

<<a cup

<<of tepid water.

<<And we did not

<<say it

<<except

<<with vessels of

<<metal,

<<but

<<with vessels of

<<earthenware

<<we have not

<<a concern in it.

<<And with vessels of

<<metal

<<too

<<we said it

<<only

<<except

<<where it does not

<<whistle,

<<but

<<where it whistles

<<we have not

<<a concern in it.

<<And we did not

<<say it

<<except

<<where he did not

<<cast

<<into it

<<chips,

<<but

<<where he cast

<<into it

<<chips

<<we have not

<<a concern in it.

And Rabbi Yochanan said:

<<one

<<for whom left

<<to him

<<his father

<<money

<<much

<<and he wishes

<<to lose it —

<<let him wear

<<garments of

<<linen,

<<and use

<<vessels of

<<glass,

<<and hire

<<workers

<<and not

<<sit

<<with them.

<<“Let him wear

<<garments of

<<linen” —

<<with linen

<<of Rome;

<<“and use

<<vessels of

<<glass” —

<<with glassware

<<that is white;

<<“and hire

<<workers

<<and not

<<sit

<<with them” —

<<the explanation