Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 3 May a woman redeem second tithe without adding 1/5? Does she share husband’s status or does she have status of any other person? Is anything the wife acquires simultaneously acquired by husband? Is there …

Topics covered:Chapter 1, Mishna 2, 3How does one acquire a slave through possession? Is lifting a viable mode to acquire a slave? Can Canaanite maidservant be acquired during act of intercourse? Who inherits Canaanite slave owned by convert who died …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2, 3 Why and when does the Torah permit soldier to have intercourse with non-Jewish slave? What are a Jewish soldier’s obligations toward a female non-Jewish slave he has relations with? How does a Jewish …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2  What are legal differences between selling field and selling house in walled city? When can and can’t you redeem field? Can only a seller redeem a house? When can a field/house be partially redeemed? …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2 What happens if Hebrew maidservant receives a serious injury (loses extremity)? What is difference between rights of Hebrew and Canaanite slave? Between male and female slave? Why does married Hebrew slave procreate with Canaanite …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2 Can a minor be guilty of adultery? Can a minor get married? Betrothed? Can maidservant be designated to minor son? What is procedure to betroth maidservant? Can minor girl accept betrothal? How is mitzvah …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2 Was Esau Jewish? Did Patriarchs observe Torah before it was given? What are legal differences between Hebrew male and female slaves? Between female slave and wife? Can a Hebrew thief be sold into slavery …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2 What if Hebrew slave flees before six years of servitude are up? What happens if slave is sick and unable to work? What does it mean for someone to “give my value” to the …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2 How can betrothal by document be compared to creating a maidservant by document? What does chazaka mean? What happens to estate of convert without heirs? How is this relevant to marriage document? How can …