Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Why is gossip-mongering sinful on a Biblical level and what harm does it cause? Which buildings require a mezuzah? Which uses and owners exempt a building from mezuzah?

Topics Covered: Chapter 1 Mishna 1 Was it because the majority of the Jews did not return from Babylonia that the Second Temple was destined to be smaller, less holy, and to fall without being rebuilt? Or was it because the …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 The First Temple was destroyed for the sins of idolatry, illicit sex and murder. The Second Temple was destroyed for the sin of baseless hatred among the Jewish people. It would seem that the …

A ritually impure priest may bring communal offerings according to Torah law, but is this a full permit or just an exception due to the exigent needs of the community? The golden frontplate of the High Priest atones for offerings …

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 …