What is a Modaah and How Does it Work?
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The episode discusses the concept of Modaah in the context of forced sales and its implications in Jewish law.
Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: We have stated that a forced sale is valid but the seller has a recourse of being “moser Modaah”. What does that mean? Answer: Being “moser Modaah” literally means to give over a yedia (a piece of knowledge) to witnesses i.e. to let them know what is really happening. The way it is done is that before someone makes a sale, he informs the witnesses that although he will be going throug...
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