Chapter 9, Mishna 4

Does the phrase “until the morning” mean the ashes must be removed before dawn, even though they can actually be removed any time during the night?
What is Rav Hisda’s reason for saying that dawn counts the limbs as fully consumed?
If midnight counts limbs as consumed even though it does not disqualify them for being left overnight, is it not even more reasonable that dawn, which does cause disqualification, should also count them as consumed?
How do we know that midnight counts the limbs as consumed only on the altar, and not everywhere they might be?
If everyone agrees that midnight counts most limbs as consumed even off the altar, then what exactly are Rabba and Rav Hisda arguing about, and is their disagreement only about fatty limbs whose burning is delayed by their thick fat?
If limbs stayed on top of the altar all night but were never placed on the fire, does dawn disqualify them for being placed on the pyre?
And since even limbs left in the courtyard are not taken down once they reach the altar, is it not obvious that limbs already on top of the altar would not be disqualified?
Did Rava accept Rabba’s view that limbs left overnight on top of the altar are never disqualified, and does the teaching that such limbs may be burned at any time prove that Rabba was correct?
Do service vessels make even disqualified items sacred when placed in them, just as the altar and ramp do?
If unfit people collected the blood of an offering, does that mean the blood is still valid for sprinkling when fit priests handle it, and does this show that the service vessels make even disqualified blood acceptable for use?

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

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