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Lost a ball during a game

Question

Shalom.

They were playing with a ball that belonged to one of the players, and one of the players kicked the ball during the game and it was lost. Is he obligated to pay?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha.

He is exempt from payment.

Answered 9 February 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

See Pithei Teshuva, siman 340, se’if katan 1, regarding a maidservant who broke utensils: if the custom of most people in the country is to forgo, she is not obligated to pay.

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