Commentary for Kiddushin 41:12
בתי חצרים בהדיא כתיב בהו (ויקרא כה, לא) על שדה הארץ יחשב ההוא לקובעו חובה ואליבא דרבי אליעזר
- That is to make an obligation,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not only have the relations the right, but also the duty of redemption.');"><sup>17</sup></span> and is in accordance with R'Eliezer. For it was taught: [If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possessions, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come,] and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 25.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud responds that the similarity between houses in a walled city and open fields is that relatives have an obligation to redeem both of them (as long as they have the ability to do so). This accords with R. Eliezer, who holds that whenever relatives can redeem land or houses sold by their family, they must do so. R. Joshua holds that it is an option, not an obligation.
This allows us to restore R. Sheshet’s answer—relatives may not redeem houses in walled cities.
This allows us to restore R. Sheshet’s answer—relatives may not redeem houses in walled cities.
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