The pruzbul itself
Still written today — before Rosh Hashanah
The date · the lender · which beis din
Signed by the judges — or by witnesses
“I hand over to you, the judges in such a place…”
“…that any debt owed to me, I may collect whenever I wish”
The judges sign below — or the witnesses
Two judges — or three?
Rav Nachman: two — they act as witnesses
Rav Sheshes: a full beis din
Why a pruzbul, if handing documents to beis din already works?
It covers loans by word, too
Ramban (Yerushalmi): that Mishnah means the pruzbul
And the farmer can borrow for the new season
Sheviis 10:4
The Text of the Pruzbul
גּוּפוֹ שֶׁל פְּרוֹזְבּוּל
זֶהוּ גוּפוֹ שֶׁל פְּרוֹזְבּוּל.
מוֹסֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי וּפְלוֹנִי הַדַּיָּנִים שֶׁבְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי, שֶׁכָּל חוֹב שֶׁיֶּשׁ לִי, שֶׁאֶגְבֶּנּוּ כָּל זְמַן שֶׁאֶרְצֶה.
וְהַדַּיָּנִים חוֹתְמִין לְמַטָּה, אוֹ הָעֵדִים: