Topics covered: Chapter 7, Mishna 1 The Passover lamb must be roasted over fire. Can it be cooked on a grill? What are the requirements of such a grill? What about coals? Do wood coals differ from metal coals in …

  Topics covered: Chapter 7, Mishna 1 The Passover lamb must be roasted, not cooked or boiled. What does that mean exactly? Why do the sages specify that be roasted on a wooden spit rather than a metal spit?

  Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 3 Some beautiful teachings from Rabbi Avraham Twerski M.D., who left this world two days ago, including the dramatic tale of The Wedding, The Czar’s Army and The Miser. We complete Chapter 6 of …

  Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 3 Some mistakes are understandable, some are unavoidable, some arise from negligence, and some lie somewhere in between. When such mistakes lead to desecrating Shabbos, they produce different outcomes based on the source of …

  Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 2 The tale of Abraham Hyman and John Quincy Adams, who respected the poor Jewish peddler for sticking to the principles of his faith, even if it cost him financially. Distinguishing between four kinds …

  Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 2 Do the laws of the the Korban Pesach, the Paschal Lamb, particularly with respect to overriding Shabbos, apply to the optional Chagigah, the Festival Peace-offering, which is brough under certain conditions on the …

Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 1 An epic debate between the great rabbis Eliezer and Akiva on whether rabbinic decrees are set aside to perform a mitzvah like slaughtering the Paschal lamb on Shabbos when Passover falls on Saturday night. …

Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 1 Not only does slaughtering the Paschal lamb override Shabbos (when Passover begins saturday night) but so do other associated practices like cleaning out the intestines. From there the Sages make a nifty digression to …

  Topics covered: Chapter 6, Mishna 1 The Paschal lamb offering, like the daily offering in the Temple, overrides Shabbos (when it is normally prohibited to slaughter animals). These offerings may not be brought by someone who is tamei, ritually …