[Avodah] Torah and Slavery

[Michael Kopinsky]

On 2/28/07, kennethgmiller at juno.com <kennethgmiller at juno.com> wrote:
> What does 'kinyan' really mean? Is 'ownership' a real concept in
> halacha? LaSHEM haaretz um'loah!!!

Interestingly, some Rishonim write (maybe the Meiri - I haven't seen it in
months) that the reason why hekdesh is chal immediately is because since
the world is a chatzer hamishtameres l'daas, once I verbally declare my
separation from this object, HKBH is koneh with a kinyan chatzer.  (I'm
probably misquoting something, but it's an interesting idea.  Almost
sounds like Purim torah.)