Chapter 4, Mishna 1Topics covered:If seller delineated one side of field is long and other is short, is triangle above included?What if field is bounded by one person on two sides and another person on two sides?What if boundaries of …

Chapter 4, Mishna 1 Topics covered: How to avoid later disagreements when initially selling property. What is a gallery/attic? Is it included in sale of house? Why is pit/cistern considered a separate entity from house but gallery isn’t, even if …

Chapter 3, Mishna 10, 11Topics covered:Why is modesty such an important Jewish value?Can entrance to courtyard be expanded?Can one entrance be fashioned into two?Can one ever dig under a public thoroughfare?Can balcony be built that projects into public space?How is …

Chapter 3, Mishna 7, 8, 9Topics covered:What is relevance of an Egyptian ladder or window?Why is window but not ladder defined in mishna?When can neighbor protest construction of window?When does homeowner have right to establish acquired privilege for use?Can one …

Chapter 3, Mishna 6, 7Topics covered:What kind of tables did Torah scholars dine at?How did they set their table?How did an ignoramus set his table?What is under a scholar’s bed?Who was Rabbi Bena’a? What did he find in the Cave …

Chapter 3, Mishna 5, 6Topics covered:What is law of conspiring witnesses, and how is this relevant to establishing a presumption of ownership over land?What if two witnesses are closely related to each other?What is relevance of matter being complete or …

Chapter 3, Mishna 4Topics covered:If non-Jew extorts land from Jew and sells to another Jew, is there presumption of ownership?What is law of presumption of ownership in Persian empire vs. EY?What is relevance of land vs. head tax?When are first …

Chapter 3, Mishna 4Topics covered:What is the difference between exploiting land and enhancing it with respect to taking possession?Does cutting branches from a palm tree create possession?What is the difference between buying a field from a gentile and buying from …

Chapter 3, Mishna 4Topics covered:When does making change to field establish ownership of field?What is relevance of widening breach in fence?Does placing or removing a rock create an act of acquisition?If one acquires field with intent to acquire adjoining ownerless …