It is precisely in the depths of clear theoretical issues that priceless secrets of faith are hidden that must be learned, revealed, and used to illuminate life! In this article, we will see how the Tosafot open a window to the hidden world of thought behind the rules of the Sages. background We find throughout the Shas the Sages' regulation for the purchase of movable property specifically by attraction (the buyer attracts the object). In our issue, Rabbi Yochanan's method is presented: "The Torah says, 'The buyer attracts the object,' and what is the reason for saying, 'The buyer attracts the object?'" A decree lest he say to him, "Your grain was burned in the ascent" (Kiddushin 28:2). Simply put, the Sages established that the buyer's withdrawal of the movables is to protect the buyer. And how is there protection for the buyer in this regulation? If we were to say that money buys, the responsibility for damage to the movables would pass from the seller to the buyer the moment he paid in money. And if, while the movables are still in the seller's possession, a fire breaks out, the seller will not bother to save the grain (or the movables that were purchased), since the property already belongs to the buyer. Therefore, the Sages uprooted the Torah law (according to Rabbi Yochanan) that money buys and established that only the withdrawal of the movables from the seller's possession to the buyer's possession will symbolize the moment of purchase. This is in order to ensure that the responsibility for the loss of the movables lies with the seller and therefore he will bother to save them (according to Rashi, may God say to him). The question of additions The Tosafot complicate the following question: According to Rabbi Yochanan, why did the Sages completely abolish the Torah law of "shamut konut" in their regulation? And after all, they could have regulated both "shamut konut" and "moat konut"! And if money is also purchased, there is no fear that the seller will say, "Your grain was burned," because the buyer can always withdraw it as long as he has not withdrawn (i.e., lest God say to him, "Your grain was burned in the ascent"). The excuse for the additions The Tosafot's excuse is most wonderful: "And it should be said that perhaps sometimes the buyer would pull the grain and if he did not buy it by pulling it to the ear, he would say to the seller, "Your grain was burned in the ascent." The Sages' ruling was precise. If we subtract or add to it, we would harm not only the buyer, but also the seller. The Sages did not only care about the buyer's interest in their ruling "buyer's pull," but they also cared about the seller's interest. And how? If the buyer pulled the movables (the grain) and did not yet give the seller the money, he can say to the seller, "Your grain was burned." Therefore, it is impossible to add the purchase of money to the Sages' ruling "buyer's pull," because otherwise we would harm the seller. The Faith of the Sages: A Faithful Lesson of the Tosafot The Tosafot, in their wonderful way, teach us a great lesson of faith about the greatness of the Sages and the validity of their regulations. When the Sages established "buyer attraction," or any other regulation, we must believe that beyond the obvious reasons, there are hidden reasons that the Sages did not reveal to us, and therefore we must completely abide by their regulations. The example of "buyer attraction" is a classic example of hidden reasons in their regulations, because in simple terms it seems that the Sages established the regulation only to take care of the buyer's interest. However, the hidden truth is that the Sages established their regulation in a very precise
