Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 We’ve laid out the reasons why the High Priest was sequestered in the Temple for 7 days prior to Yom Kippur, but why couldn’t his wife go with him? And if the concern is …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Chanina debate which elements of the Tabernacle Inauguration and Investiture of the First High Priest were essential to that ritual – a practical issue with regard to the Inauguration of …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish debate the source for the law that the High Priest must be sequestered for 7 days prior to Yom Kippur. Rabbi Yochanan says it’s because the original High Priest, …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Sequestration of the high priest applies to original Inauguration and Yom Kippur, to the exclusion of the pilgrimage Festivals and Rosh Hashanah. Does the High Priest bring his calf offering from the nation’s property …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 They sequestered the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, for seven days before Yom Kippur to ensure he does not become disqualified by ritual impurity. They designated a backup Kohen Gadol just in case, and …

Chapter 7, Mishna 3, Chapter 8 Mishna 1, 2, 3, 4 Ashes of the Red Heifer are not subject to the law of misappropriation of Temple property. If spittle is found on the streets of Jerusalem, should we assume it …

Topics covered: Chapter 7, Mishna 1, 2, 3 What do we do with money, meat and other objects found in the Temple, near the Temple, or outside Jerusalem, and what are the determining factors? Can we make reasonable assumptions in …

Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 3, 4 Solomon made ten showbread tables and ten golden menorahs just like the one (of each) made by Moses in the Wilderness, because the Sanctuary of the Temple was so much larger than the …

Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 2, 3 Per the prophecies of Zechariah and Ezekiel, we examine how a stream of living water will flow from the Third Temple and become a river that flows out of Jerusalem to four seas …