Topics covered:
Chapter 1, Mishna 1
What is the excessive exertion that prohibits certain kinds of work from being done on the intermediate days of a festival? What does this mean in practical terms today? Can we derive 6th year farming restrictions in anticipation of the Sabbatical year from the Torah itself, as opposed to the Oral Law? How does the appearance of impropriety intersect with these laws?
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Opening song: Ki Keil Melech, a new nigun from @EitanKatz