Chapter 1, Mishna 4, 5Topics covered:What can we take with us when we leave this world?How do we know that charity you give is stored up for eternal reward?How long does one have to live in the city to be …

Chapter 1, Mishna 4Topics covered:What is reward for those who give charity?Why would someone who gives charity have children who are masters of wealth?Why is wisdom & honor linked to masters of aggadah?Who was Turnus Rufus and what was his …

Chapter 1, Mishna 4Topics covered:If treasurer is trustworthy, does he still need to be watched carefully?How is it different if a poor person asks for clothing versus asking for food?How to determine if person who says he’s poor actually is …

Chapter 1, Mishna 4Topics covered:Do orphans have to contribute for security of city? For building of cisterns?Do sages have to contribute to security or cisterns?Why does suffering come to the world?Are sages exempt from crown tax?When is someone considered a …

Chapter 1, Mishna 3, 4Topics covered:If there’s a problem with downstairs apt, can owner of upper story prevent neighbor from rebuilding?What is interior height of average house? What is relevance of this?Can homeowner be prevented from building wall that blocks …

Chapter 1, Mishna 3Topics covered:When do neighbors have to share in cost of a wall?When can we presume that a person has/hasn’t paid?What is relevance of wall’s height?What is relevance of paying loan early?How is case of wall different than …

Chapter 1, Mishna 1Topics covered:If wall falls on one neighbor’s side, do neighbors split cost?If only one person wants to build a partition, does neighbor have to participate?What is significance of a border mark?Where should it be placed?Who owns wall …

Chapter 1, Mishna 1Topics covered:What are gevel and gazit?What are kefesin?What is relevance of stones being planed, chiseled, large, small?What is relevance of thickness of wall?What is relevance of second temple being taller than first?What is relevance of curtain/wall/partition in …

Chapter 1, Mishna 1Topics covered:If residents of a building co-own a courtyard, must they divide the courtyard?How do they divide the courtyard?What kind of wall? How high? Who pays?Does “damage by sight” equal “damage”?Is there a right to privacy in …