Chapter 8, Mishna 3 How many portions of land in the Holy Land did the daughters of Zelophehad receive?  How was this calculated? Can we learn principles of inheritance law from their story? Opening song: Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock …

Chapter 8, Mishna 2 Why did the Sadducees claim a daughter inherits alongside a granddaughter? Who refuted this claim, and how? Why is it so important for men to have sons? What happens if they don’t? Between a surviving uncle …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1, 2 What is the relevance of “on the day” re: distributing inheritances? When can visitors to dying person sign/witness the will? If three visit a dying person, can they convene a court to hear testimony? What …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1 How is inheritance transferred from one tribe to another? Why is it discouraged for woman to marry man from a different tribe? How do we know that husband inherits from wife? Why do we need two …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1 Does mother inherit from son the way father inherits from son? From where are these matters derived? How can daughter inherit land from more than one tribe? When does son inherit and when does daughter inherit? …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1 What does it mean that one should cleave to good people? Why was descendant of Moses an idolator but descendant of Aaron was righteous? Isn’t Pinchas also descended from Yitro? What is considered a good family? …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1 Who inherits in the absence of a will? When do half-brothers inherit from each other? What is the order of relatives’ inheritance rights? If a man dies and has no son, who gets inheritance? Why do …

Chapter 7, Mishna 4, 5 If two brothers divide father’s estate and then creditor takes portion from one? Do brothers who divide property have joint responsibility for paying father’s debts? To make sure brothers have equal value, is original division …

Chapter 7, Mishna 4 What is significance of “until 1/6” re: whether refund goes to buyer? When does sale stand? Is precisely 1/6 likened to more than 1/6 or less than 1/6? What is like a sale of orphan’s property? …