Topics covered: Chapter 9 ends with two rulings of Rabbi Yehuda that were overruled by the Rabbis. Why did Rebbi include these rulings in the Mishna? Why is “And furthermore…” the key to understanding them, per Rav Ashi? Chapter …

  Topics covered: Chapter 9, Mishna 3, 4 If a fence between a private domain and a public domain is breached, Rabbi Eliezer and the Rabbis agree carrying is no longer permitted there, but disagree on the penalty. If the …

  Topics covered: Chapter 9, Mishna 1, 2 Fences that permit, fences that restrict. May an embankment combine with a short fence to create a valid partition between two courtyards? What if the partition between two courtyards fell during Shabbos? …

  Topics covered: Chapter 9, Mishna 1, 2 How can Rabbi Yochanan approve Rabbi Shimon’s ruling with respect to courtyards, rooftops and enclosures given that it seems to contradict another ruling of Rabbi Yochanan? Rav’s son and Rav’s student debate …

  Topics covered: Chapter 9, Mishna 1 Rav Yehuda breaks down the differences between Rabbi Shimon and his colleagues with respect to his BIG leniency on transferring objects between courtyards, rooftops and enclosures. Rav tries to limit Rabbi Shimon’s decree …

  Topics covered: Chapter 9, Mishna 1 Tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of blessed memory. May we carry from rooftop to rooftop on Shabbos? Sages strongly disagree on this question. To help clarify their positions we examine the cases …

  Topics covered: Chapter 8, Mishna 8, 9 and Chapter 9, Mishna 1 Why did Rabbi Chananya ben Akavya permit the residents of the Sea of Galilee to dry themselves with towels on Shabbos? May we do the same? May …

  Topics covered: Chapter 8, Mishna 6, 7, 8 Does the leniency of Rabbi Yehuda, who permits residents of neighboring courtyards to draw water from a shared well on their boundary so long as a proper wall passes over it, …

  Topics covered: Chapter 8, Mishna 5, 6 Does an absent resident restrict his neighbors from carrying on Shabbos in a shared courtyard if he didn’t join in their eruv before leaving? Depends on whether he’s Jewish or not, and …