Chapter 4, Mishna 1

Why can sky-blue tzitzit and tefillin be bought only from an expert?
Can Torah scrolls and mezuzah be bought from anyone?
Is there a way to test whether dye is real tekhelet or not?
How do we decide if sky-blue wool is real tekhelet when different tests give different results?
When can tzitzit bought in the marketplace be trusted?
When can they not?
Why is it forbidden to sell a garment with tzitzit to a non Jew?
Is the mitzvah of tzitzit time-bound or not?
What is meant by “time-bound”?
Why did Rav Yehuda recite the blessing on tzitzit only in the morning?
Are women obligated in the mitzvah of tzitzit?
Is a nighttime garment exempt from tzitzit, or is a blind person’s garment exempt?
Are tzitzit required on garments with three, four or five corners?
Does being obligated in tzitzit mean one is obligated in all mitzvot?
Therefore, are only men included?
Which mitzvah comforted David when he was standing naked in the bathhouse?
Why was tekhelet chosen for tzitzit instead of other colors?
Why is failing to attach the white strings punished more than failing to attach the sky-blue strings?
Why do we say an extra blessing for not being born a slave?
Why don’t we recite a separate blessing for not being born a woman?

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

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