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  • Chapter 1, Mishna 5 If a female donkey gives birth for the first time, and delivers twins, if the first born is a male, it must be redeemed by giving a lamb to a priest.If it delivers a male and …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 4 Is kosher fish that was swallowed by non-kosher fish permitted to eat?What is relevance of animal’s type of reproductive organs to whether it is kosher?What is relevance of what time of day animal has intercourse or …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 3 Can a Jew work at a non-kosher restaurant?Why are the non-kosher animals repeated in Deuteronomy?What is the purpose of mentioning the shesua?When does a mixed-species offspring have firstborn status?How much of the offspring must resemble its …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 3 What is the relevance of an offspring “of sorts” sharing the mother’s characteristics?How does it affect firstborn status?How are goats and ewes similar in their firstborn status?Does the difference in species affect the offspring’s firstborn status?Is …

  • How are two men obligated to support one stepdaughter similar to the renter of a millstone?Must a widow live in her former husband’s house after his death in order to be sustaioned by his estate?At the time Rabbi Yehuda haNasi …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 2, 3 Why does the individual count of the Levites by families total 22,300?Why does the collective count of the Levites themselves total only 22,000?Where did the additional 300 Levites go?How much silver was collected for the …

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