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  • Chapter 6, Mishna 3, 4, 5 How do those who ascend the altar do it?What is sin offering of a destitute sinner?What is difference/similarity between sin offering and meal offering?What requires slaughtering in the north?What is meaning/significance of “before the …

  • Chapter 6, Mishna 1, 2 What is the meaning of the phrase “an altar of earth”?What is the difference between the First Temple altar and Second Temple altar?Was the design of the First Temple dictated by God?What did they learn …

  • Chapter 6, Mishna 1 Can sacrificial animals be slaughtered on the altar itself?If an animal is slaughtered while the altar is damaged or missing, is the offering disqualified? If so, is the disqualification permanent?What if the animal was merely consecrated …

  • Chapter 6, Mishna 1 Where was the altar in the Temple courtyard, north or south?If an offering of the highest sanctity is slaughtered on the altar itself, is the offering valid?What is altar of earth and stone?What are the two …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 6, 7 Where do we learn that once the sun sets a peace offering of lesser sanctity can no longer be placed upon the altar?How does the Gemara determine that the verse is teaching the deadline for …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 4, 5, 6 From where is the requirement learned that communal peace offerings must be slaughtered in the north?Is the sin offering of a Nazir included within these laws?Does the requirement of northern slaughter apply only to …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 2, 3 Where is the blood of the sin offering sprinkled on the altar?How does the Gemara use the case of the asham (guilt offering) to clarify whether blood placement follows the model of the chatat or …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 1 How does the discussion clarify the difference between a gezeirah shavah (identical phrase analogy) and a binyan av (prototype derivation) regarding their ability to serve as sources for additional laws?Why does the Gemara say that the …

  • Chapter 5, Mishna 1 What is the main issue discussed about whether a law learned through analogy may itself be used to teach another law by precedent?Why does the Gemara question whether the missing word “north” in the verse about …

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