Topics covered:
Chapter 3, Mishna 13, Chapter 4, Mishna 1
Who is a mamzer? Can mamzerim be purified? What does manโs โhouseโ refer to? Can children of priests/levites to marry one another? What about converts, emancipated slaves, certain other nationalities? What does it mean that Israel is higher than other lands? Who are Jews who โascendedโ? Were there mamzerim among those who ascended? What are indications that oneโs lineage is flawed? What happens to one who publicly mocks aโ Torah scholar? When can a man send greetings to a woman? Who can and canโt marry Jews with unflawed lineage?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park