Chapter 1, Mishna 5
Topics covered:
How far does corpse impurity travel?
What is relevance of door/doorpost to building with a corpse in it?
Does a grave whose entrance is sealed impart impurity?
What happens with impurity with no egress?
What is relevance of this to yetzer hara?
Can residents of city block off alleyways to other city?
Can owner close off path on property that others are accustomed to walking through?
When can a court divide a jointly owned field that only one owner wants to divide?
When do we divide a cistern owned by two people?
What does it mean that prophecy was taken from prophets and given to sages?
Is a sage as great as a prophet?
Which is greater, wisdom or prophecy?
Who is granted prophecy?
What does it mean that prophecy was given to imbeciles and children?
How was prophecy given to imbeciles? Children?
What does it mean that a person has two hearts before he eats and drinks?
What is a hollow/nevu person?
If property is divided into 5 parts for 4 sons, is oldest entitled to have his two parts contiguous?
What does “equal portions” mean?
What is “conduct characteristic of Sodom?”
What is relevance of water channel next to inherited field?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park
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