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As we have seen, our perek has begun to deal with rabbinic enactments that were instituted to establish certain norms of behavior mipnei darkhei shalom – in order to keep the peace (see daf 59).
Several of these enactments deal with cases of possession and ownership. If a child picks something up, can it be taken from him? If a poor person drops fruit to the ground from a tree, can someone take it or does it belong to him? In cases like these, even though it appears that there is no real kinyan, mipnei darkhei shalom we view these things as having been claimed.
We explore those enactments that allow for impoverished non Jews to also benefit for the sake of peace.