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  • Chapter 10, Mishna 9, Chapter 11, MIshna 1 How is smicha (laying hands) more stringent than tenufa (waving offerings)?How is waving more stringent than laying hands?What is relevance of whether there is a “living spirit”?Does only one partner need to …

  • Chapter 10, Mishna 7, 8 Do the goats brought for communal idolatry require placing hands (s’micha) on them?Do goats brought for communal idolatry require placing hands?And, who performs it?Why can’t the High Priest perform the placing of hands on the …

  • Chapter 10, Mishna 6, 7 What offerings do and don’t require libation?How do we know that a peace offering requires libations?Does a thanks offering require libations?Which offerings are voluntary and which obligatory?Does any offering that does not come to atone …

  • Chapter 10, Mishna 4, 5, 6 How did the Sages determine the right amount of oil for the lamps?Which libations can be mixed together?When does mixing different libations make them invalid?What is the issue with mixing libations if a baraita …

  • Chapter 10, Mishna 3 What purpose did 1/4 log measuring vessel serve?What is a standard meal offering?How much oil does a meal offering require?When was the menorah lit?What if light goes out during night?Does priest fill it with same quantity …

  • Chapter 10, Mishna 1, 2 What purpose did 1/10th of an ephah vessel serve?Why would two different vessels be needed for one measure?What was the vessel for measuring the high priest’s griddle cake offering?Was there a measuring vessel that held …

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