Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 3 Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel debate whether we can bring certain offerings on Shavuos itself or wait until the next days. The Boethusians and Sadducees take the debate one step further with respect to …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1, 2 Why was Rabbi Akiva able to “ascend in peace and return in peace?” Who were the “pairs” of Sages who transmitted the Oral Tradition, and what was the thorny issue they couldn’t resolve …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1 Taking a closer look at Ben Zoma, who died when he ascended to the mystical realms, and Elisha ben Avuya, who went bad and came to be known as Acher or “Other.”    #Judaism …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1 The EPIC stories of Sages who ascended into the mystical realms! Who returned, who was harmed, who went bad? How did they do it? What holy fire resulted?    #Judaism #halacha #Torah #judgment #God …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1 Delving into, or tiptoeing around, the visions of Ezekiel and Isaiah, to the extent that such dangerous material may be shared in a public forum…    #Judaism #halacha #Torah #judgment #God #Jerusalem #HolyTemple #tumah …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1 Examining a HINT of the subjects which may NOT be taught except by a Sage to a single qualified student. What was the light at the beginning of the world? What, when and how …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 4, 5, Chapter 2, Mishna 1 It’s a big problem when Torah scholars abandon their studies. There are areas of Torah law that are barely hinted at in the written Torah, areas that are written, …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 4 One who was obligated but failed to bring the Festival peace offering on the first day of Passover or Sukkos, what should he do? One who was exempt on the first day because he …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2, 3 May we combine consecrated and non-consecrated funds to purchase offerings during the pilgrimage festival? How does one fulfill the commandment to rejoice? How does the obligation get adjusted for people with great wealth …