Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 When a man dies married but childless, and he has a brother, the brother must either marry the widow (yibum) or perform a ceremony releasing them (chalitzah). If the deceased had two or more …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 3-7 Who is deemed credible when he says his earthenware vessels have not contracted ritual impurity, and who is not? Why does the answer change during pilgrimage festivals? How would the priests serving in the …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 2 Teruma, the produce which only priests may eat, generally has slightly less stringency associated with it than sacrificial foods destined for the altar on the Holy Temple, but in certain cases teruma is treated …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 If my left hand becomes tamei, ritually impure, and my right hand touches sacrificial foods, then they become disqualified. This is not the case for teruma and foods of lesser sanctity. Why?   #Judaism …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 The Sages decreed that a person may not carry a known source of ritual impurity and sacrificial foods at the same time, even if they don’t come into contact with each other, due to …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 Comparing the stringencies that ensure the purity of vessels which handle non-sacred foods, non-sacred foods prepared for “chaverim” (who made sure to eat all foods in a state of ritual purity), and sacrificial foods …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 4, Chapter 3, Mishna 1 Unless you intend to guard yourself from ritual impurity to the standard required for the degree of holiness associated with a particular type of food, you are deemed impure with …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 4 We can immerse in the ocean to achieve ritual purity. What about an ocean wave? What intention is required when washing for various mundane and sacred foods?    #Judaism #halacha #Torah #judgment #God #Jerusalem …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 3, 4 May we do work the day after Shavuos? Why do we wash our hands before eating a meal? What constitutes a meal? Why were some foods only eaten by Priests? Why were some …