Chapter 4, Mishna 7, 8 Why does God permit idolatry to exist?Why does it sometimes appear that idolatry is working?How can God be “compared” to a first wife?From when do we say that wine in a wine press may be …

Chapter 4, Mishna 6, 7 If an animal was worshipped by a person but owned by another, is it prohibited from being an offering?Can you murder, rape or commit idolatry to save your own life?If someone bowed to an animal …

Chapter 4, Mishna , 4, 5, 6 How does an idolator revoke the status of an idol?Why can’t a Jew do the same thing?Does the sale of an idol revoke its status?What about abandonment?What is the relevance of peacetime vs. …

Chapter 4, Mishna 3 When does an object of idolatry become prohibited for benefit to a Jew?What about an accessory to idolatry?When and how does such an object get removed from the realm of idolatry?Do these laws apply to offerings …

Chapter 4, Mishna 1 In case of object of idolatry worshipped with a stick, does it need to be typical way of worship for stick to be prohibited?What is different about case when one broke a stick?What is relevance of …

Chapter 4, Mishna 1 If stones adjacent to statue of Mercury were put there for idolatry and some fell off, can they be used?What is relevance of why they fell off from the main pile?What’s difference between two and three …

Chapter 3, Mishna 12-15 May one sit in the shade of an asheira tree?What is the shade of its shade?Does sitting in the shade of an asheira render someone impure?Why is one ritually impure for passing beneath the tree?Does an …

Chapter 3, Mishna 7-11 What if wall by Jewish home that abuts a house of idolatry falls down?What is relevance of tumah of carcass of creeping animal or tumah of a nidda?What is relevance of behaving at night vs. behaving …

Chapter 3, Mishna 6 Can stones from mountain that was worshipped be used to build altar in the Holy Temple?Can an animal that was worshipped be used for sacrifice?Can we benefit from it in other ways?Can an animal be used …