Thursday, June 2, 2011

Makkos 9a - Class 2

Lessons from Avimelech about behavior.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Makkos 9a - Class 1

Differences and similarities involving a Ger Toshav and Arei Miklat. Lessons to learn from Avimelech and Sarah.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Makkos 8a - Class 1

Killing unintentionally, Rube Goldberg style. Someone sticking his head out after a projectile has been launched. Places where the victim was not permitted to enter. Killing unintentionally while performing a mitzvah.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Makkos 7b - Class 5

In the classic case in the Torah, did wood chips fly out and kill, or did the axe head come off and kill.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Makkos 7b - Class 2

More descriptions of the behaviors that require one to go to a City of Refuge, and those that don't.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Makkos 7b - Class 1

Exploration of the verses about killing inadvertently to determine what cases need to stay in the city of refuge.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Makkos 6b - Class 2

Why is a perpetrator warned before his crime. How do we deal with speakers of foreign languages in court.

Makkos 6b - Class 1

Discussion about witnesses who are not in close proximity at the scene of a crime, are they able to testify together? Who and how must warn a perpetrator of a crime

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Makkos 6a - Class 4

How to identify if disparate witnesses intended to be part of a group.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Makkos 5b - Class 3

How do we know that we cannot give a punishment or establish a prohibition on the basis of a Kal Va'Chomer.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Makkos 5b - Class 2

The relationship between the Machlokes in the Mishnah and the one in the Gemara about the woman who had brought false witnesses.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Makkos 5b - Class 1

Explanation of words of Rebbe Yehuda in the Mishnah. The introduction of another case in which behavior seems questionable.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Makkos 5a - Class 7

A discussion of the distinctions between cases involving capital punishment or fines on the one hand and cases involving monetary obligations on the other. Insights of Tosefos and Rebbe Akiva Eiger.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Makkos 5a - Class 6

A discussion of the similarities in the Halachos of capital cases and fines, in contrast with cases involving monetary debts.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Makkos 3b - Class 3

Stipulating that Shmittah should not affect a loan or that the laws of Ona'uh (overcharging) should not apply to a transaction.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Monday, February 21, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Makkos 3a - Class 4

Falsely testifying that a loan is due earlier than it is.
Are ten-year loans affected by Shmittah?

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Makkos 3a - Class 3

Review of methods of evaluating how much a husband is losing if witnesses falsely claim he divorced his wife.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Makkos 3a - Class 2

How to evaluate the damage caused by witnesses who falsely testified that a man had divorced his wife.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Makkos 3a - Class 1

What does it mean that an Aid Zomaim pays his share?
How do you evaluate the payment of witnesses who falsely testified that a woman was divorced?

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Makkos2b-Class4.mp3

Review of topic of Kofer and Eved. Explanation of why the payment of Zomimim is considered to be a Knas. Initial attempts to understand what Rav meant about Zomimim paying their share.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Makkos 2b - Class 2

How do we know that perjured witnesses עדים זוממים for whom we do not fulfill כאשר זמם (reciprocal punishment) get malkos?

Makkos 2b - Class 1

Review of reasons why Aydim Zomimim are not made into Chalalim or sent to the Ir Miklat. Introduction to why they are given malkos.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Makkos 2a - Class 2

Why are עדים זוממים (perjured witnesses) not given כאשר זמם (reciprocal punishment) when they testify about a Kohen being born of an illicit marriage or someone needing to be exiled for killing unintentionally.

Makkos 2a - Class 1

First Mishnah. Question and answer of the Gemara as to why the Mishna begins by discussion an exceptional case. Parts of two Tosefos.