Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 When we should wash our hands to avoid danger. Being careful with food and a clean home. How to drink water when evil forces are about. Avoiding going into debt and other obligations. Doing …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 Why and where demons hide, especially in the shadows of palm trees at night. Behaviors that make us more vulnerable to their attacks. Why we should take care to dispose of bread crumbs and …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 How the sages protected themselves from accidentally drinking in pairs (an even number of cups) which make one vulnerable to attack by evil spirits, demons and witches. The numbers 7, 5, and 3 are …

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 We are obligated to ensure that members of our community, and especially our households, rejoice on Passover night. How? With gifts that are meaningful to them. Locally fashionable dresses are mentioned for women, …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 How and when do we recline on Passover night? Is everyone obligated in this law? How much wine must we drink at Passover? Is everyone obligated in this law? What provisions do we make …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 May we recite the Friday kiddush over beer? What about Saturday morning and Havdala? What is the “wine of the province?” Why is the last-born in a family considered special?

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 What is the “Great Kiddush?” How shall we behave in a new community, when unsure of local customs? Until when may we say kiddush if forgotten on Friday night? How do we adjust it …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 May we eat and drink before reciting Havdala on Saturday night? What are the requirements of the Cup of Blessing (wine used for kiddush, havdala, grace after meals, etc)?

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 1 How the Sages derived the formula of Havdala, separating between Shabbos and the lesser holiness of the week and other festivals. How a mitzvah saved lives. How blessings are structured.