Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 1 What was the Ark of the Covenant? What was in it besides the Tablets of the Ten Commandments? Was the original Torah Scroll inside it too? Was there a second Ark that was carried …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 3, 4, Chapter 6, Mishna 1 The importance of anonymous charitable giving and other considerations to avoid embarrassing the recipient of charity. Who is honored? One who honors others! (Ben Zoma, Avos 4:1) The Sages …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1, 2, 3 Nehunya was a righteous well-digger. Why was his daughter saved from drowning, but his son died of thirst? What are the “afflictions of love?” Tales of the Houses of Gamru and Avtinas, …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Misha 5, Chapter 5, Mishna 1 The Temple always wins in business transactions. Fifteen officials who served in the Temple are mentioned by name as exemplars of their office. One was Petahya, who was also known …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Misha 4 Coming out of 8th day Passover and a Moshiach Meal, we ask how do we bring this infinite light of the Almighty into the rest of the year? And how does this connect with …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Misha 2, 3 Who would call Shimon the Righteous haughty?! He built a new ramo for the Red Heifer for good reason! The Temple’s complex procedure for selling and reacquiring last year’s leftover incense so it …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Misha 1, 2 How and on what were the funds in the Temple treasury spent? Who could be paid with those funds and who could not? What were the red heifer and the scapegoat? Why were …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Misha 2, 3 Levels of poverty according to Rav Beivai. One with curly hair may not be a Temple treasurer! Sources for the importance of conducting yourself in a manner that is above suspicion. The alacrity …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Misha 1, 2 Why/When/How were the collected shekels removed from the Temple Treasury so they could be used to purchase the communal offerings brought on behalf of the nation? How are these thrice-yearly withdrawals connected to …