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Makkot 23: The Heavenly Court Supporting the People (Even King Solomon)
Season 25 Episode 23
Details of the whip itself are derived or inferred from verses in the Torah -- specifically to focus on the process of flogging the sinner. Also, the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 22: Not 40 Lashes, But 39 - And More Difficult Details
Season 25 Episode 22
3 mishnayot, but first: more on plowing, in such a way that leads to lashes. Then: details of lashes -- how many, where on the body, in numbers divis…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 21: The Tattoo Taboo
Season 25 Episode 21
A daf with 2 mishnayot: 1. One who tattoos a tattoo is liable for lashes -- if the person both engraved in the skin and also added the ink. But maybe…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 20: Real (Jewish) Men Don't Shave (in Mourning)
Season 25 Episode 20
Finishing out ma'aser sheni - determining when one would be subject to lashes if the produce is eaten outside of Jerusalem. That measure is derived f…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 19: Why Ma'aser Sheni Needs the Temple
Season 25 Episode 19
More on Bikkurim - first fruits: Rav Sheshet says that not placing the produce in the right place next to the altar will prevent it from counting as …
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 18: When Offerings Are Invalid for Kohanim to Eat
Season 25 Episode 18
A case of a kohen who eats from a korban olah before the throwing of the blood on the altar... but even kohanim aren't allowed to eat from an olah/bu…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 17: Everyone Should Have a Child Like Rabbi Shimon
Season 25 Episode 17
A new mishnah! Bikkurim - first fruits - and other special offerings where one who eats incorrectly and gets lashes. NOTE CLARIFICATION TO THE AUDIO:…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 16: 8 Foodie Prohibitions
Season 25 Episode 16
With regard to the mitzvah of sending away the mother bird when you come to take the eggs (or the fledgling birds), if one took the mother bird inste…
1 year, 4 months ago
Makkot 15: When a Positive Commandment Corrects a Violation
Season 25 Episode 1000000
A difficult daf. When a combination of mitzvot (positive and negative) and the violation thereof lead to lashes vs. when the result is no lashes. Plu…
1 year, 5 months ago
Makkot 14: Generational Violations
Season 25 Episode 14
Reviewing the opinions of Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Yishmael, and Rabbi Yitzchak on lashes and more severe punishments from the previous daf, with some focu…
1 year, 5 months ago