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  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 7 Must a husband – or a husband’s estate – provide wine to his wife? Is wine harmful for a woman? Can a married couple have relations while traveling? How big an allowance are wive …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 6, 7 How does the law of a rebellious spouse apply to a widow/brogther-in-law levirate marriage situation? How do we know that men feel the  “need” for marital relations more than women do? How much …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 5, 6 The epic love story of Rachel and Rabbi Akiva – we all owe her a lot! What does the term “rebellious” mean with respect to a husband or wife? How does a rabbinic …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 5 What is the connection between the livestock Jacob gifted to his brother Esau and the frequency of a Jewish husband’s conjugal obligation to his wife? How long may a husband stay away from home …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 4, 5 Women may ascend in social status via marriage, but they do not descend. Wives may be excused from certain household tasks if they bring wealth into the marriage, but not all because idleness …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 4 How long may a woman nurse a particular child? If he is weaned, may he resume nursing? May a teen or an adult nurse from a woman? May a person drink milk directly from …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 3, 4 Can we learn the law of a wife consecrating her earnings from the law of a wife taking a vow that her husband will be prohibited to benefit from her earnings? Can one …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 2, 3 When a priest’s obligation to sustain his wife kicks in – whether before or after their actual marriage – may he give he only teruma (consecrated food?) How does the sustenance obligation of …

  • Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1, 2 A complex chain of transmission regarding a disagreement between Rabbi Yosei and Rabbi Yehuda leads Rav Pappa to say that we should never jump to the conclusion that the transmission was wrong in …

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