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Shevuot 21: Don't Take God's Name in Vain
Season 26 Episode 21
Rabin brought the Torah of Rabbi Yochanan in Israel to Babylonia to establish the difference between a false oath, not keeping one's word, and sweari…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 20: Why Women Making Kiddush Matter to Oaths in Vain
Season 26 Episode 20
Starting chapter 3 with a Mishnah - and the new topic of uttering oaths. Plus, the question of taking oaths, and getting tripped up by them. Somethin…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 19: Two Paths Diverged (in a Wood)
Season 26 Episode 19
Finishing chapter 2! If there are 2 paths, one with a known source of impurity and the other ostensibly pure, and you don't know which is which, and …
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 18: Meriting Sons
Season 26 Episode 18
The case of a couple who are engaged in sexual intercourse when she realizes she has begun menstruating -- which makes their intimacy a violation of …
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 17: Access Paths Out of the Temple
Season 26 Episode 17
One who discovers that he is impure after entering the Beit HaMikdash needs to depart as quickly and/or directly as possible. But what if he used the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 16: Everlasting Sanctity - Or Not?
Season 26 Episode 16
More on adding to the city of Jerusalem or the Temple courtyard - where Rav Nachman says one of the factors listed in the mishnah is necessary (as co…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 15: Expanding Jerusalem
Season 26 Episode 15
Sourcing the process of adding to the city of Jerusalem and/or the Temple's courtyard -- in verses. With discussion of whether Moshe's sanctification…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 14: Hidden Impurity
Season 26 Episode 14
The end of chapter 1! Does the goat that is sent to "Azazel" atone for kohanim? Unclear, but they have other means of atonement. Plus, the dispute be…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 13: Does Yom Kippur Atone for Violating Yom Kippur?
Season 26 Episode 13
On Yom Kippur atoning for sin, regardless of a person's regret. With a dive into Rabbi Yehudah vs. Rebbe (Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi), as to the extent of …
1 year, 4 months ago
Shevuot 12: Dessert on the Altar
Season 26 Episode 12
What can be done with an animal designated for offering that is no longer needed for whatever reason (that does not include a blemish to the animal)?…
1 year, 4 months ago