Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 Now we finally learn that leveriate betrothal is not an unnecessary complication before yibum, but rather the proper path to yibum by rabbinic decree! And if the yavam didn’t perform that step, he’s flogged! …

Topics covered: Chapter 5, Mishna 1 They were supposed to perform yibum or chalitzah, they performed levirate betrothal or divorce instead. What happens next? Tonight’s class dedicated to the six million who perished and the millions who survived on Yom …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 10, Chapter 5, Mishna 1 Did the prophet Isaiah say something that contradicted Torah, God forbid? Why did he die a violent death? Can righteous deeds add to a person’s lifespan? What happens when a …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 9, 10 What makes a conversion to Judaism valid? Why are converts discouraged? Why is it prohibited to distinguish between a convert and a born Jew after they complete their conversion?   #Judaism #halacha #Torah …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 9 The Sages had intense debates over the status of a child born of a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father (or Jewish slave father). All agree the child is a Jew, but is it a …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 8, 9 May one man perform yibum with several yevamos from his multiple dead brothers? How do we know that performing yibum or chalitzah with one yevama exempts her rival wife? Is there a reason …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 7 Why must all women wait three months before marrying again, or even becoming betrothed, after leaving a previous marriage through divorce or widowhood? Why do Rabbis Yehuda and Yosei disagree with this ruling? How …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 2-7 Which is preferable, chalitzah by the eldest or yibum by a younger brother? Which is preferable, yibum or chalitzah? How does chalitzah affect inheritance? May a brother marry the relatives of the chalutzah? May …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 1, 2 The uncertain heir poses some tricky problems. Is he the son of the original husband who died, or the yavam who stepped in to perform yibum? The ramifications for the laws of inheritance …