Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 Who may cut his hair, shave and launder clothes during chol hamoed, the intermediate days of the Festival? These folks are the exception to the rule. Why did the Sages make a stringent rule …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 3, 4, 5, 6 May we bring large amounts of produce indoors on chol hamoed, the intermediate days of the festival, to protect from possible theft? What happens if a person plans to do work …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1, 2 May a gentile do a Jew’s work for him on chol hamoed, the intermediate days of a festival? If a vintner’s process was interrupted on the eve of the Festival, may he continue …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 9, Chapter 2, Mishna 1 We may build a railing for a roof on chol hamoed, the intermediate days of a Festival, but not so as to construct the final product. And yet, a door …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 7 A layman can darn socks on the intermediate days of festivals, but not a tailor. What if the tailor has a hole in his sock? May we set up a bed? What if the …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 7 The Sages derive from Solomon’s 7-day celebratory dedication of the Holy Temple immediately followed by the 7’day celebration of Sukkos that we don’t mix one joy with another. The people skipped Yom Kippur that …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 4, 5, 6, 7 Does a priest have discretion about when or whether to examine a symptom of tzara’as? May we transport bones from temp grave to final crypt during intermediate days of festival? May …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 3, 4 May we fix a hole in a wall during the intermediate days of a festival? How about a leaning wall? May/should a metzora have his skin blemishes examined by a priest during the …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1, 2, 3 What can we deduce from certain unclear grave markings? Why did the Sages send agents into the farm fields to inspect and uproot prohibited mixtures of “diverse kinds?” Why did they stop …