Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Grapes and olives differ from all other fruits in one important way. An esrog that grew in the 6th year of the Sabbatical cycle and was picked in the 7th, do we tithe it?  

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 The new year for grain, wine, fruit trees, and one particular tree may depend on when it was picked or when it was formed, and when the bulk of its rain was collected in the …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 What is the connection between the springtime month of Nisan and the process of adding a leap month to the Hebrew calendar? Why did ancient Israelites rent houses in the winter? Why does God …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Catch-up show! Highlights from six pages, including Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgement for all peoples, and the day on which Joseph was pulled from prison and became the second most powerful man in …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 A man vowed to bring an animal offering to the Temple, and died before he could fulfill it. His son inherits the animal. Must he bring it to the Temple and offer it? Must …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 You shall not delay! This law applies to a wide assortment of obligations, from burnt offerings to charity vows, and many more. When have you delayed enough to trigger the prohibition? What consequences if …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 It appears King Cyrus became a corrupt king after enabling the Jews to build the Second Temple. The Sages offer several different rationales for considering him corrupt, from his motivation in helping them to …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 He who controls the calendar, controls the people… Sihon and Cyrus are two foreign kings who interacted with the Jewish people in dramatic fashion, with different outcomes in different centuries. The former was wicked …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 There seems to be a contradiction when the Torah says that Nisan, the spring month which includes Passover, is the first of months, yet we celebrate Rosh Hashana as the New Year six months …