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, …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 3-5, Chapter 3, Mishna 1-6 Which mitzvos must be performed during daytime? Can they be done after daybreak but before sunrise? Which mitzvos must be performed at night? When and which blessings are said connected …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 1-3 Megillah must be written on parchment with ink, sewn with sinew. One from a walled city visits unwalled city – when must he read the Megillah? How much of the Megillah must be read …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 13, Chapter 2, Mishna 1 The order of blessings of the Amida reflects the progression of the world toward the coming of Moshiach. May we fulfill our obligation to hear the Megillah read on Purim …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 13, Chapter 2, Mishna 1 For some people it wasn’t enough that Mordecai saved the lives of all the Jews in the world, because he didn’t return to Torah study afterward. How do we know …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 13 Continuing the Sages’ exposition of the verses of Esther, we discuss Haman insatiable hunger for power and honor, which led to his downfall via the very demise he planned for Mordecai. We also see …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 13 Continuing the Sages’ exposition of the verses of Esther, we learn that Esther was married to Mordecai even after she became queen because she was taken by the king against her will – she …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 13 Where 48 prophets and seven prophetesses failed, the Jew-hater Haman succeeded. Why?! The seven prophetesses of Israel: Sarah, Miriam, Devorah, Hannah, Avigail, Huldah and Esther. Help us build the A.T. App in Memory of …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 13 Continuing the Sages’ exposition of the verses of the Book of Esther, and we learn what makes a Jew, Mordecai and Esther’s virtuous ancestry and behavior, steamy details of the the king’s nocturnal activities, …