Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Bava Batra 33:7

<br><br><big><strong>הדרן עלך השותפין:</strong></big><br><br>

Our Rabbis taught: There were seven over whom the worms had no dominion, namely, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses, Aaron and Miriam, and Benjamin son of Jacob. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [we know] because it is written of them, 'in all, of all, all': Moses, Aaron and Miriam because it is written in connection with them, By the mouth of the Lord. Benjamin son of Jacob, because it is written in connection with him, And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord, he shall dwell thereon<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., rest in the grave in reliance on that love. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> in safety.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXXIII, 12. E.V. 'the beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him'. ');"><sup>13</sup></span>

Teshuvot Maharam

Q. B constructed a stone duct near A's wooden house. A objected and B made a written promise to compensate him for any damage the duct might cause to his house. A now demands that B remove his duct because it occasionally permits water and sewage to flow into his house, and he objects to being forced to sue for damages every time it occurs. B claims that water flows into A's house only when the duct breaks. He promises to keep the duct in good condition, but refuses to remove it.
A. B must remove his duct from A's wall for a distance of 3 tefahim (hand-breadths). If the water should, nevertheless, continue to flow into A's house, it is for A to protect his wall by whatever means he sees fit, but he can demand nothing of B.
SOURCES: Cr. 3, 4; Pr. 92; L. 357; Mord. B. B. 520.
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