Commentary for Kiddushin 45:1
זה פירש למיתה וזה פירש לחיים
one [R'Judah] departed to death, and the other [the slave] departed [from his former master] to life.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., with the death of R. Judah he automatically passed into Mar Zutra's possession.');"><sup>1</sup></span> Others maintain, He was a minor, and this was not in accordance with Abba Saul.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
According to halakhah, a convert who does not have offspring, has no heirs because when he converts, he cuts off ties with his former family. Thus, the issue at stake here is when R. Judah dies, who inherits his slave. Has Mar Zutra has acquired the slave by having the slave take the shoes to his house?
According to the first opinion, he has. The slave has acted as a slave for Mar Zutra, and therefore, when R. Judah dies, Mar Zutra becomes the slave’s owner.
According to the first opinion, he has. The slave has acted as a slave for Mar Zutra, and therefore, when R. Judah dies, Mar Zutra becomes the slave’s owner.
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