Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 3, 4 Is Rabbi Yehuda more stringent than the other Sages or less? Depends on the situation, so what is his underlying philosophy? Examining cases of searching for chametz, leaven, after it has become …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2, 3 A series of cases on mice and children dragging leaven back into a house that’s already been searched on the 14th of Nisan. We borrow legal principles from the unmarked grave in …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 2 Once the search for leaven, chametz, has been completed, we need not worry that a marten (so furry and cute!) has entered the house and dragged away some chametz leaving crumbs behind. One …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Why do we search for chametz, leaven, by the light of a ner, lamp-flame? Spiritual, biblical and practical reasons. Which places are exempt from the search for leaven? With respect to places that …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Why do we nullify chametz, leaven, in our homes at the time we search for it on the night before Passover begins? Can we nullify it after the Festival begins? What happens if …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 A Psalm of Thanksgiving! We know we search for leaven on the night of the 14th of Nissan, but when do we remove it from our possession? How is the time derived? How …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Some lessons in how to elevate our speech from Yochanan of Hakuk and Rav. Why do we search for leavened bread on the evening of the 14th of Nissan, if we need not …

  Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 Does the “ohr” (light) of a Hebrew date mean the night or the day? After many proofs, the Talmud seems to conclude that it means evening, but why didn’t the Sage of our …

  Topics covered: Overview of Passover, which combines the Festival of the Paschal Offering and the Festival of Matzos, as well as an overview of Tractate Pesachim. The Torah’s laws of Passover are actually quite brief for such a complex …