Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Does the “ohr” (light) of a Hebrew date mean the night or the day? After many proofs, the Talmud seems to conclude that it means evening, but why didn’t the Sage of our …

  Topics covered: Overview of Passover, which combines the Festival of the Paschal Offering and the Festival of Matzos, as well as an overview of Tractate Pesachim. The Torah’s laws of Passover are actually quite brief for such a complex …

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 19 In the final mishna of Tractate Eruvin we learn how to handle the carcass of a creeping animal – which imparts tumah, ritual impurity, if touched – when found in the precincts of …

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 17, 18 May a priest apply bandage to a cut so he can perform the service in the Holy Temple? May we spread salt on the ramp to the altar so the priests don’t …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 15, 16 If the string broke of a Levite’s harp broke on Shabbos in the Temple, may he fix it? If a Priest has a wart which disqualifies him from bringing offerings on the Altar …

Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 12, 13, 14 Which bolts may be used to lock a door on Shabbos? Which hinge pin may be restored if it fell out of a door on Shabbos? Which cloths may be hung to …

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 9, 10, 11 We want to steer clear of anything that resembles “construction” on Shabbos, so we don’t install a plank in an opening of a house, nor fill a breach in a fence …

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 8 A journey from the law of trees on Shabbos to the marital bed! May we carry under a tree? May we use the bottom 3 handbreadths of a tree? What if it’s a …

  Topics covered: Chapter 10, Mishna 4, 5, 6, 7 We may not carry objects on Shabbos from a public domain to a private domain and vice versa. How does this apply to liquids, whether by drinking, spitting or urinating? …