Chapter 8, Mishna 5, 6Topics covered:If olive tree is swept into another’s field and then takes root and bears fruit, who owns olives?What is relevance of how old olive tree is?What is relevance of whether owner is Jew or non-Jew?What …

Chapter 8, Mishna 4Topics covered:If people trade a donkey and a cow, and it is unknown whether cow gives birth before or after the ssale, who owns calf?When does offspring belong to buyer and when to seller?What if one is …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1, 2Topics covered:What is relevance of lender saying specifically with whom he is sending property to borrower?If property is in slave’s possession, is that like being in possession of master?When is borrower responsible for death of animal …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1, 2Topics covered:How is cat/mouse relevant to bull/cow?When is teacher lent to students?When is renter of animal exempt?What if there’s a borrowed cow and rented cow, and cow dies but it’s not clear which it was?What are …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1Topics covered:What does it mean that owner is working for borrower?What is relevance to time that animal was injured/died re: borrower’s liability?Why is time of borrowing more important than time of mishap?Does borrowed item need to have …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1Topics covered:How do we know that borrower is liable for theft or loss?What is the difference between theft/loss and accident/death?When is borrower liable for theft/loss?When is borrower liable for accident/death?What kind of exemptions extend from one custodian …

Chapter 7, Mishna 9, Chapter 8, Mishna 1Topics covered:Can bailees, borrowers and renters agree to take on more or less responsibility than the Torah requires?What kinds of contractual stipulations and conditions are valid under Torah law, and which are not?Why …

Chapter 7, Mishna 6, 7, 8Topics covered:Can watchmen of produce eat from the produce like harvesters can?What is the connection to the red heifer?What are the four kinds of bailees? Why are we learning this law now?What are the reasonable …

Chapter 7, Mishna 5Topics covered:How much produce can farm laborer eat on the job?Can harvester of grapes eat the last cluster?What is a concealed scroll?Is anybody besides a laborer allowed to eat produce from another’s field?When laborer eats produce, is …