Chapter 4, Mishna 5, 6

If one promised to give someone 200 dinars, can that promise be relied upon?
Can witnesses testify about promise or only transfer?
Can witnesses be adjured to testify to something they know by hearsay?
What are the five cases when witnesses are exempt for liability of taking false oath of testimony?
Can person who needs witnesses ask them to swear an oath that they don’t know anything?
Does he have to ask them himself or can his slave ask them?
Can you sue someone for changing his mind about giving you money?
What if one stood in a synagogue and swore for all to hear that if anybody is a witness they must testify?
What is relevance of how close he’s standing to witnesses?
Is one who’s not a qualified witness liable for what he swore?
What is relevance of spelling of lo (no) in verse?
If language similar to swearing was used, was an oath created?
How close does it have to be to language of an oath?
If one swears in the name of God but using a different name than the tetragrammaton, is it a valid oath?
If one curses God using one of these names, is he liability for cursing God?
If one says I command you with the command that is mentioned in the Torah, is that binding?
What is relevance of “I chain you” which is not mentioned in the Torah?
Are “gracious” and “compassionate” sacred names?
What are names of God that can/can’t be erased?
Can adjectives that describe God be erased?
When can and can’t we erase the name of God?
What is relevance of suffix?
How do we know that greeting a guest takes precedence over talking to God?
What is relevance of Abraham leaving God to greet the angels?
What names of God from prophets are/aren’t sacred?

Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park

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