Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 2, 3 Trapping an animal is not permitted on a festival. What about removing fish from an irrigation ditch? Taking birds from a nest in one’s orchard? An important digression on good manners, and the …

Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1, 2 When does capturing your animal (for the purpose of slaughtering and cooking) within its fenced enclosure amount to the prohibited labor of “trapping” on a Festival?

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 6, 7, 8 Why did the Sages scold R’ Elazar ben Azaryah by assigning him “ownership” of a particular lady’s cow? How do Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Yehuda differ on the unintended consequences of an …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 3, 4, 5, 6 When Hillel the Elder was confronted by a gang of Shammai followers in the Temple courtyard, he did a sad and surprising thing for the sake of peace. Then a colleague …

Topics covered: Chapter 2, Mishna 2, 3 The amazing true story of Ramban, Reb Avner and the little Torah portion that contains EVERYTHING! Some things we can’t do on a Festival because the Torah prohibits us. Other things we can’t …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 12, Chapter 2, Mishna 1 Which items may be carried through the public domain on a Festival? A spiked sandal is not one of them, due to a tragic event. How do we handle cooking …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 9, 10, 11, 12 We may grind spices for a Festival meal. What about salt? How are they different? May we send food gifts on a Festival? May we send non-food gifts on a Festival? …

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 8 When does wheat become grain and thus obligated in tithes? Can tithes ever be separated on a Festival? Even those who receive charity must give charity.

Topics covered: Chapter 1, Mishna 7, 8 May we carry objects in the public domain during a Festival? Certainly, if related to food prep. Yes also, if the objects are directly connected to rejoicing in the Festival. If not connected, …