Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 10, Chapter 5, Mishna 1 Did the prophet Isaiah say something that contradicted Torah, God forbid? Why did he die a violent death? Can righteous deeds add to a person’s lifespan? What happens when a …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 9, 10 What makes a conversion to Judaism valid? Why are converts discouraged? Why is it prohibited to distinguish between a convert and a born Jew after they complete their conversion?   #Judaism #halacha #Torah …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 9 The Sages had intense debates over the status of a child born of a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father (or Jewish slave father). All agree the child is a Jew, but is it a …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 8, 9 May one man perform yibum with several yevamos from his multiple dead brothers? How do we know that performing yibum or chalitzah with one yevama exempts her rival wife? Is there a reason …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 7 Why must all women wait three months before marrying again, or even becoming betrothed, after leaving a previous marriage through divorce or widowhood? Why do Rabbis Yehuda and Yosei disagree with this ruling? How …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 2-7 Which is preferable, chalitzah by the eldest or yibum by a younger brother? Which is preferable, yibum or chalitzah? How does chalitzah affect inheritance? May a brother marry the relatives of the chalutzah? May …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 1, 2 The uncertain heir poses some tricky problems. Is he the son of the original husband who died, or the yavam who stepped in to perform yibum? The ramifications for the laws of inheritance …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 11, Chapter 4, Mishna 1 How does pregnancy affect the requirements of yibum (levirate marriage) and chalitzah (the alternative ritual)?   #Judaism #halacha #Torah #family #God #Talmud #wife #widow #brother #yibum #chalitzah #yavam #yevama #yevamos …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 11 As we examine whether  multiple prohibitions can be violated by the same act, we look at the colorful case of two brothers betrothed to two sisters, and the brides were switched accidentally on the …