Chapter 1, Mishna 3

What is the day of the idolators’ king and what is relevance?
What is the day of genusyah and what is relevance?
Is it the king or his son’s birthday?
When did Romans appoint as king the son of the king?
Why did Rebbi embark on project of redacting the mishna?
What is relevance of word “kelanea”?
Why would Tiberias be released from paying taxes?
What is relevance of a man on another man’s shoulders holding dove and then being told to release it?
What did Rebbi do when Antoninus said that people in Rome were upsetting him?
Why did Rebbi answer in such a circumspect way that could have been misinterpreted?
What forbidden action did Antoninus’ daughter engage in?
Why did Rebbi send emperor a coriander plant after that?
Why did Rebbi and emperor communicate back and forth with symbols?
What is relevance of Antoninus’ servant being killed and revived?
How was emperor of Rome acting as servant of Rebbi?
Who gets a place in the world to come?
Do idolators have a place in the world to come?
What does “her kings but not all of her kings” mean and what is relevance?
What is meaning of “all her leaders but not all her officers”?
What occurred involving Ketya son of Shalom?
Who was scattered to four winds of earth?
Who was Onkelos and what was his significance?
What is relevance of who holds torch?
Why were soldiers sent after Onkelos?
Who were the “proud ones”?
How are cucumbers harmful and what is relevance?
Can you have a bonfire and not have it be related to idolatry?
What is relevance of death that includes public burning?
What items are burned after death of king and why?
How is it different when Jews burn items after king’s death and when idolators do it?

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

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