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Maasrot 1:1-4
Season 3 Episode 43
What are the basic principles of taking maaser, or tithes?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/SourcesMaasrot
For a set of slides wh…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 11:10
Season 2 Episode 42
Can we destroy terumah? And for what purposes? The tractate closes with a return from the world of the temple to the world of the synagogue, the hosp…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 11:7-9
Season 2 Episode 41
The tractate of Terumot closes off with more closing-off and boundary issues: what to do with leftovers, how to clean up liquid in barrel, how to dea…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 11:4-6
Season 2 Episode 40
The tractate of Terumot closes off with closing-off issues: what to do with leftovers, how to clean up grain in a silo.
For the source sheet, look he…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 11:1-3
Season 2 Episode 39
Moving seamlessly from pressed figs in fish to boiling wine, the Mishnah closes with an enumeration of the special qualities of the grape and the oli…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 10:11-12
Season 2 Episode 38
Cooking and pickling are the same actions! And the Mishnah is still interested in what the result tastes like - taste is everything - and which kinds…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 10:8-10
Season 2 Episode 37
What about pickling different kinds of food together? The Mishnah is still interested in what the result tastes like - taste is everything - and in w…
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 10:5-7
Season 2 Episode 36
What if we pickle terumah with ordinary food or drop terumah flavouring into wine? The Mishnah is mainly interested in what the result tastes like - …
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 10:1-4
Season 2 Episode 35
What if we cook terumah with ordinary food? It turns out that the rabbis, like some aesthetes today, are mainly interested in what the result tastes …
4 years, 2 months ago
Terumot 9:5-7
Season 2 Episode 34
Not all plants are alike and planting out terumah is not always a problem. Chapter 9 closes by identifying which plants have which consequences.
For …
4 years, 2 months ago