Chapter 8, Mishna 1, 2Topics covered:How is cat/mouse relevant to bull/cow?When is teacher lent to students?When is renter of animal exempt?What if there’s a borrowed cow and rented cow, and cow dies but it’s not clear which it was?What are …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1Topics covered:What does it mean that owner is working for borrower?What is relevance to time that animal was injured/died re: borrower’s liability?Why is time of borrowing more important than time of mishap?Does borrowed item need to have …

Chapter 8, Mishna 1Topics covered:How do we know that borrower is liable for theft or loss?What is the difference between theft/loss and accident/death?When is borrower liable for theft/loss?When is borrower liable for accident/death?What kind of exemptions extend from one custodian …

Chapter 7, Mishna 9, Chapter 8, Mishna 1Topics covered:Can bailees, borrowers and renters agree to take on more or less responsibility than the Torah requires?What kinds of contractual stipulations and conditions are valid under Torah law, and which are not?Why …

Chapter 7, Mishna 6, 7, 8Topics covered:Can watchmen of produce eat from the produce like harvesters can?What is the connection to the red heifer?What are the four kinds of bailees? Why are we learning this law now?What are the reasonable …

Chapter 7, Mishna 5Topics covered:How much produce can farm laborer eat on the job?Can harvester of grapes eat the last cluster?What is a concealed scroll?Is anybody besides a laborer allowed to eat produce from another’s field?When laborer eats produce, is …

Chapter 7, Mishna 2, 3, 4Topics covered:If two people are working diverse kinds of animals, which person has violated prohibition?Is a voice considered an action?When can non-consecrated animal be substituted for sacred animal?What if one transgression contains two penalties?Can one …

Chapter 7, Mishna 2Topics covered:Can farm worker cook or singe produce on the job?How much food prep can worker do?Can he add ingredients?What if a laborer is in olive field but he’s not a harvester?How much can harvester eat?When can …

Chapter 7, Mishna 2Topics covered:What is relevance of whether produce has been brought to home?Is bringing untithed produce into a courtyard the same as bringing it to a house?What if tree’s branches extend into house and fruit is in the …