Chapter 2, Mishna 1

Who is qualified to perform ritual slaughter?
Why is the slaughter of a deaf mute, imbecile, or minor invalid?
Can it become valid if supervised by others?
When is supervision required for a slaughterer?
Why mention a ritually impure person slaughtering non sacred animals at all?
Is a Jew entering and exiting enough supervision for a Samaritan performing slaughter?
Can a transgressor who eats unslaughtered meat still be allowed to slaughter?
When is a Samaritan performing slaughter considered valid?
Is Samaritan performing the slaughter valid only with a Jew actively supervising?
How can eating one bird prove that all the birds slaughtered by a Samaritan are kosher?
How does testing one hidden bird confirm all the birds were properly slaughtered?
Are the invalidating actions in slaughter explicitly written in the Torah?
Do Samaritans accept all shechita details even if not explicitly written in the Torah?
Are Samaritans considered knowledgeable enough to properly guard matza?
Why is a transgressor trusted to slaughter properly?
Why is a transgressor’s chametz permitted after Passover?
If a transgressor neglects rabbinic prohibitions, does he neglect Torah prohibitions as well?
Is a Jewish transgressor who eats unslaughtered meat still trusted to perform slaughter?
Is a Jew who worships idols still trusted to perform valid shechita?
Did Jehoshaphat eat from animals slaughtered by Ahab?
Does “incitement” between people mean through food and drink rather than words?
Is an idol worshipper trusted for other halakhot like shechita?
Was slaughter performed by Ahab valid since Jehoshaphat clearly ate from it?
Did the seven thousand righteous people in Israel slaughter Ahab’s feast animals?
Do a king’s servants reflect the king’s moral and religious behavior?
Did Jehoshaphat fully rely on Ahab and not separate from him even for eating and drinking?
Did Jehoshaphat fully trust Ahab when sitting and deliberating with him?
Does Elijah’s eating Ahab’s meat prove Ahab’s slaughter was valid?
Were the “orevim” who brought Elijah food actual ravens or people named Oreb?

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

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