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  • Chapter 5, Mishna 5, 6, Chapter 6, Mishna 1 When must the seller warn the buyer about potential violation of the prohibition on slaughtering the mother animal and its offspring on the same day?Why is a groom and bride an …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 2, 3, 4 What is shechita?If an act looks just like kosher slaughter but doesn’t render meat permissible, is it called shechita?Is there punishment for one who slaughtered red heifer and offspring on the same day?Is slaughter …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 1, 2 What is slaughter according to Rabbi Shimon?What if mother and offspring are slaughtered on one day but parent is unfit for sacrifice?If animal is already unfit can there be shechicta?What happens if sacred animals are …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 1 What is a koy and what is relevance?Does prohibition against slaughtering mother and offspring on same day apply to offspring of a goat and a ewe?What about offspring of a goat and a doe?Does prohibition apply …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 1 When may an animal be slaughtered outside the courtyard of the Holy Temple?How does this prohibition intersect with the laws of sacred/non-sacred and inside/outside the Holy Temple courtyard?What is the punishment for slaughtering an animal and …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 7, 8 What happens if a broken limb lacks enough flesh covering the jutting bone?Is only the limb forbidden or the entire animal?Does shechita purify a hanging limb of a tereifa?Why isn’t a hanging limb treated as …

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