1. A friend asked me if there's a Biblical source for "anus rahmana patrei". I mentioned the Rambam's explanation (in H. Tshuva 5:4), but he would prefer a deduction from a pasuk. 2. What happens when "hefker beis din hefker" contradicts "dina d'malchusa dina" (see the comments about property in the Fifth amendment to the constitution)? David Riceman