קניין
Acquisition
5 source sheets
Ownership, Rights, and Responsibility in Halacha
These sources explore the foundational principles of ownership (kinyan) in Jewish law, including how ownership is acquired through various conditions and transfers, the different forms and rights associated with possession, and the legal framework establishing that owners bear responsibility for damage caused by their property or objects in their control.
אִם נִתְקַיְּמוּ הַתְּנָאִין נִקְנָה הַדָּבָר שֶׁהֻקְנָה
Ownership, Acquisition, and Liability in Halacha
Sources explore the fundamental definitions and forms of ownership in Jewish law, distinguishing between fixed and movable property and the various modes of acquisition (kinyan). They also examine how ownership creates responsibility, particularly the owner's liability when property in their possession causes damage to others.
כָּל הַגּוֹרֵם לְהַזִּיק מָמוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ חַיָּב לְשַׁלֵּם
Ownership, Rights, and Responsibility in Halacha
These sources explore the foundational principles of ownership (kinyan) in Jewish law, including how ownership is acquired through various conditions and transfers, the different forms and rights associated with possession, and the legal framework establishing that owners bear responsibility for damage caused by their property or objects in their control.
אִם נִתְקַיְּמוּ הַתְּנָאִין נִקְנָה הַדָּבָר שֶׁהֻקְנָה
Acquisition by Sight Versus Possession
The sources explore the Talmudic principle that merely seeing a found object does not effect legal acquisition; actual acquisition requires physical possession or entry into one's domain. The Gemara on Bava Metzia analyzes the Mishnah's cases to distinguish between visual perception and valid kinyan.
אֵינוֹ זוֹכֶה בָּהּ עַד שֶׁתַּגִּיעַ לְיָדוֹ אוֹ לִרְשׁוּתוֹ
Stock Ownership and Trading in Jewish Law
Sources addressing the halakhic framework for business transactions, ownership transfer, and fair dealing in commercial exchanges. These texts establish principles of kinyan (acquisition), partnership arrangements, and prohibitions against fraud and overreaching that apply to financial dealings.
אסור להונות בדברים ולגנוב דעת הבריות ולרמות במקח וממכר