Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 How do we derive from the Torah what kinds of labor are prohibited during the seventh year of the Sabbatical cycle of the land? How is this related to the kinds of work permitted …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 1 What kind, and how much, work may be done during the intermediate days of a Festival (Passover or Sukkot)? Depends on the consequences of not doing the task and how strenuous it will be. …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 6 Torah readings for festivals. The might and humility of God are inextricably connected. How to handle, roll, and read from a Torah scroll. Why we chant when we study Torah and Talmud. #Judaism #halacha …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 5, 6 The Sages establish the order of the four special Torah readings in the weeks leading up to Passover, and how the schedule is adjusted for Purim and Rosh Chodesh that may also land …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 4, 5 Torah study is the highest, and we prioritize it over everything else, but we interrupt it to attend a funeral or wedding. What is the Divine Presence, and where/when does it accompany the …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 3, 4 A series of spectacular teachings about the virtuous behavior of certain long-lived Sages. No shortcuts through a prayer space, and other rules pertaining to synagogues and study halls. #Judaism #halacha #Torah #Megillah #Purim …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 1, 2, 3 Beautiful thread of Talmudic logic as we examine whether we may sell one Torah scroll in order to purchase another. What if a community raised funds to purchase a Torah scroll or …

Topics covered: Chapter 4, Mishna 1 When selling a sacred item, the proceeds may only be used to purchase an item of equal or higher sanctity. They produces many interesting cases… #Judaism #halacha #Torah #Megillah #Purim Opening song: V’tov B’einecha …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 7, 8 Prayer leaders who seem like heretics. Formulations of prayer prohibited because they suggest multiple deities or selective approval of God’s ways. Free will and awe of Heaven. The importance of concentration while praying, …