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  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 7, Chapter 3, Mishna 1Can a woman be he own agent of delivery for her divorce? In what situation would that even be possible? Why does open-ended agency not work? How do we know that a …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 5, 6, 7WHat is the “essential” element of a get (bill of divorce)? Who may serve as an agent of delivery for a get, and who may not? May blind people serve in this capacity? What …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 4, 5May we write a get on the leaf of a plant in a perforated pot? If a perforated pot sits inside Israel, but its branches grow over the border and produce fruit there, what law …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 3, 4What if wife doesn’t want to accept the get? How is slave different than real property? When is it valid to place bill of divorce in courtyard? Once you accept a gift, can you change …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 3What if scribe of Torah scroll makes a spelling mistake and writes YHVH without proper intention? Can scribe write over mistaken letter in get? Are most bills of divorce in the world invalid (per Rav Hisda)? …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 3With what, and on what, may we write a get? What if the ink subsequently disappears? What if the get is destroyed after the wife receives it, but before she reads it? What if the husband …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 2, Mishna 2Can a get with imprecise date be considered valid? How much specificity does date require? When does get from overseas take effect? From when does one begin counting 3 months after divorce that woman can remarry? …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1, 2 Can hands be ritually pure if washed in halves? Can two people immerse in mikvah at same time and be ritually pure? Does pouring/immersing drawn water make you ritually impure? Can sick person …

  • Topics covered:Chapter 1, Mishna 6, Chapter 2, Mishna 1What is status of gift before it reaches recipient? Is saying “deliver” the same as “acquire” in this context? If both sender and recipient died before gift acquired, who gets the money? …

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