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  • Chapter 5, Mishna 1 If a Jew works for a gentile, and then he’s to produce or transport wine, may he keep his wage?What is the relevance of orlah produce?What is the relevance of shmittah (Sabbatical year) produce?Does it matter …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 10 If Jew renders wine of gentile permitted by treading gentile’s grapes and leaves wine in gentile’s possession, does gentile have access to the wine?What is role of watchman?What is relevance of city with double doors and …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 8, 9 If gentile is pouring wine from barrel and Jew is holding beaker into which it is poured, can Jew drink it?What about Jew pouring wine and gentile holding beaker?Why is it prohibited if gentile tilts …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 8 Is wine prohibited if it was poured by someone who was thought to be Jewish but was a gentile?What if gentile pours a liquid without touching it and thinks it’s a non-libation liquid but it’s actually …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 8 Is it permitted to tread grapes in winepress together with a gentile?How is wine rendered a prohibited libation of gentiles?Why did Shmuel delay ruling?What is relevance of measuring with hand vs. foot?What are two stages of …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 7, 8 Why does God permit idolatry to exist?Why does it sometimes appear that idolatry is working?How can God be “compared” to a first wife?From when do we say that wine in a wine press may be …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 6, 7 If an animal was worshipped by a person but owned by another, is it prohibited from being an offering?Can you murder, rape or commit idolatry to save your own life?If someone bowed to an animal …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna , 4, 5, 6 How does an idolator revoke the status of an idol?Why can’t a Jew do the same thing?Does the sale of an idol revoke its status?What about abandonment?What is the relevance of peacetime vs. …

  • Chapter 4, Mishna 3 When does an object of idolatry become prohibited for benefit to a Jew?What about an accessory to idolatry?When and how does such an object get removed from the realm of idolatry?Do these laws apply to offerings …

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