Chapter 3, Mishna 12-15

May one sit in the shade of an asheira tree?
What is the shade of its shade?
Does sitting in the shade of an asheira render someone impure?
Why is one ritually impure for passing beneath the tree?
Does an idolatrous offering transmit impurity in a tent?
What if limbs of idolatrous tree are hanging over thoroughfare?
What if one has no choice but to pass beneath it to reach destination?
Can vegetables be planted under an asheira?
What should one do if he encounters an idol?
What if leaves from asheira tree fall on vegetable patch and act as fertilizer?
Can one plant an orlah nut and derive benefit from what grows?
Can you benefit from field that was sowed with dung from idolatrous animal?
When both forbidden and permitted items are used to create something, it is prohibited?
When both forbidden and permitted leaven cause something to become leavened, it is prohibited?
If one took wood from an asheira and burned it in an oven, can the oven be used?
What if bread was cooked in oven burning asheira wood, can it be eaten?
What if bread is mixed with other bread?
Can field that was fertilized with dung that came from idolatrous animal be used?
Why can produce be planted under asheira in the winter but not summer?
Can one derive benefit from garment woven from wool connected with idolatry?
What does it mean “one must take the benefit and cast it into the dead sea”?
What should be done with shavings of object of idolatry?
If gentile removes shavings from idolatrous tree for aesthetic reasons, are they removed from realm of idolatry?
If an object of idolatry breaks, is its idolatrous status automatically revoked?
Do people worship fragments of idols?
Are fragments of fragments permitted or prohibited?

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

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