Chapter 11, Mishna 1

What does it mean to send leanness among fat ones?
What is significance of Hezekiah’s names?
What does contentious speech lead to?
Why is significance of Sancherev’s names?
What is relevance of King of Assyria saying he was taking Jews to land “like their own”?
Was Sancherev a clever or foolish king?
To where did Sancherev exile the ten tribes?
What is relevance of Shosh?
What was is relevance of blaze that consumed garments of Sancherev’s army?
What is relevance of Pharaoh blaspheming G-d?
What is relevance of proverb “The curse of Lord is in house of wicked, but he blesses habitation of just”?
Why was Sancherev punished if he was fulfilling G-d’s command?
Why did we come under attack from Sancherev?
What/why was the oath of the Lord about spoils of king of Assyria?
What is relevance of yoke of Sancherev being destroyed?
What is relevance of ten journeys of Sancherev?
What are six Hebrew words for lion?
What did Sancherev’s astrologer tell him?
Why was he defeated when he reached Jerusalem?
What is relevance of the saying “When quarrel lies and is delayed overnight the quarrel is nullified”?
Why and how did Sancherev’s entire army disappear overnight?
What was prophecy that weakened the Jewish people?
Who were the giants (Goliath and brothers)?
Why were priests in city of Nob executed?
What did Abishai read as a sign and what is relevance?
What did Abishai do to David to rescue him?
Who was Ishbi Benob and what is relevance?
What is relevance of names of places where Abishai went?

Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park

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