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  • Chap 3, Mishna 1, 2 What is relevance of which year goat triplets that have triplets are born?When does animal tithe apply?When are there enough offspring to be subject to tithe within first year of life?Does a murky discharge mean …

  • Chapter 2, Mishna 6, Chap 3, Mishna 1 What is the bechor status of an animal born by caesarean section?What about the next offspring that is born naturally?When may the owner eat the animals?Are female animals considered firstborn?What does “firstborn …

  • Chapter 2, Mishna 4, 5 What if a slain man is found between two towns?Do both towns bring a heifer?Can two towns be exactly the same distance from the slain man?What does “the nearest town” mean in this case?Why not …

  • Chapter 2, Mishna 3, 4 When are offsprings owned by a gentile exempt from firstborn status?Why are the first offspring exempt but later offspring obligated?Why is a guaranteed investment from a Jew considered a loan?Why is the recipient’s additional profit …

  • Chapter 2, Mishna 2 How does the Torah compare disqualified consecrated animals to gazelles?What does the gazelle teach about firstborn status?What is a hart?What is the relevance of a hart?Which two mitzvot are disqualified consecrated animals exempt from?Why does the …

  • Chapter 2, Mishna 2 What happens when one consecrates a blemished animal?What obligations apply to the animal after it is redeemed?Why are its offspring and milk permitted after redemption?When is one exempt from karet for slaughtering animals outside the Temple?What …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 7, 8, Chapter 2, Mishna 1 From when and until when may a bechor donkey be redeemed?When the Torah lists two ways to do a mitzvah, which way is preferable?When is a bechor kosher animal not a …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 6 With what can firstborn donkey be redeemed?Can it be redeemed with lamb that was removed from mother’s womb after animal was shechted?Can a slaughtered lamb be used?What about lamb that resembles a goat?Can donkey bechor be …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 5 Is there a minimum value for a lamb used to redeem a bechor donkey?If not redeemed with a lamb, can the bechor donkey be redeemed some other way?If I redeem your bechor donkey with my lamb, …

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