Chapter 8, Mishna 4, 5 Does a firstborn son take a double portion of the interest on a loan due to his father at the time that he died? What is the case of the inheritance of the great-grandmother? Does …

Chapter 8, Mishna 4 Does the firstborn of a kohen (priest) receive a double portion in the sacrificial gifts given to his father? Does the firstborn receive a double portion of “enhancement” to the estate after the father died, like …

Chapter 8, Mishna 4 What is difference between sons and daughter’s inheriting? What is relevance of whether Zelophehad inherited his portion of land? Who is unfit to inherit? Does first-born son take double portion from mother as well as father? …

Chapter 8, Mishna 3 What were the most joyous days for the Jewish people? What is significance and specialness of Tu (15th) B’Av? When and why was Tu B’Av established as a special day? What is relevance of other tribes …

Chapter 8, Mishna 3 What is relevance of the order in which daughters of Zelophehad are mentioned? Do we defer to age or wisdom first? Who could daughters of Zelophehad marry? What is relevance of eating consecrated food in a …

Chapter 8, Mishna 3 How do we shake the lulav and esrog on Sukkos? Why did the daughters of Zelophehad merit to have their names associated with a question of inheritance in the Torah? Who was the wood gatherer? Who …

Chapter 8, Mishna 3 How was land apportioned after entering Eretz Yisroel (EY)? Based on census taken after leaving Egypt or upon entering the promised land? Are protests that succeeded only included in the Torah? What is the lesson from …

Chapter 8, Mishna 3 How many portions of land in the Holy Land did the daughters of Zelophehad receive?  How was this calculated? Can we learn principles of inheritance law from their story? Opening song: Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock …

Chapter 8, Mishna 2 Why did the Sadducees claim a daughter inherits alongside a granddaughter? Who refuted this claim, and how? Why is it so important for men to have sons? What happens if they don’t? Between a surviving uncle …