Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 I could not remain silent when Jews are under attack due to a mass delusion that has brought so many of our own brothers and sisters to self-slander, reminiscent of the sin of the …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 Rav Pappa brings a series of questions that compare the incense service of Yom Kippur to the daily meal and animal offerings, asking whether elements that would disqualify those services also disqualify the incense. …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 How does the High Priest bring the incense into the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur. Practical concerns force an adjustment to the ideal manner. Rabbi Yishmael ben Kimhis had very large hands thanks …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 3 Why did God say “Please” when He commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? What can we learn from that for our own lives? Under what circumstances does a kohen (priest) violate the command to keep …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 3 Our mishna discusses the special gold coal pan used on Yom Kippur. The Sages derive that there were different types of gold used in the Temple from 1 Kings 10. Looking there, we learn …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 3 How isolated must the High Priest be on Yom Kippur while he is bringing certain offerings? Some things require that other priests pull back while he approaches the Divine Presence. Why is the incense …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 3 Why is it so difficult to to harvest any general principles from the law of the red heifer? The Priests and the Levites in Judaism have certain privileges, but many more obligations! The duties …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 1 THE WHOLE DAF! Doing the whole page makes this a challenging class. If you’re new to the Talmud, don’t worry, we usually keep it more contained, quicker and more accessible here at AT Daily. …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 1 A passage from the Zohar which we read prior to the Torah service on Shabbat. The High Priest’s confession over the bull. The red string tied to the scapegoat to be sent into the …