The Daily Mishnah with Benedict
Ten minutes of daily Mishnah in clear, simple English, focussing on the content and the structure of the text and following the global cycle, finishing the entire Mishnah in January 2028. Running five days/week, the series covers between two and four Mishnayot on every episode. For source sheets and materials, go to www.thedailymishnah.com
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Seasons and Links to Sources
Episodes
Jan 9, 2023
Jan 9, 2023
14 min
Circumcision on shabbat? What if we need to bathe the baby? Or make a fire to forge the knife?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
13 min
Circumcision on shabbat? What if we get the day wrong or circumcise the wrong baby?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 11, 2023
Jan 11, 2023
12 min
Making food on Shabbat. Filtering. Setting up gear. Sorting. Feeding animals.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 12, 2023
Jan 12, 2023
11 min
Moving stuff around on Shabbat. Feeding animals. Pressing clothes.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 15, 2023
Jan 15, 2023
14 min
Moving stones on Shabbat? Anyone interested in picking up a a stone to throw it on Shabbat should definitely learn this Mishnah!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 16, 2023
Jan 16, 2023
14 min
Liquids! Squeezing fruit, letting it ooze, breaking a jug to get out the contents, using hot water to heat up food.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023
12 min
Water, water! More questions on the use of water on Shabbat, for cooling, heating or bathing.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 18, 2023
Jan 18, 2023
12 min
Business on shabbat? Check out activities which are close to the edge.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 19, 2023
Jan 19, 2023
11 min
As we approach the end of the tractate of Shabbat, we consider questions of life and death. Interestingly, the tractate of Berachot does the same at its close.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jan 21, 2023
Jan 21, 2023
11 min
Taking care of our animals on shabbat!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnaShabbat
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Benedict Roth
Benedict Roth is a popular Talmud teacher who studied Mishnah at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem and at Oxford. His Daily Mishnah series is part of the semicha programme at Yeshivas Elimelech in Washington DC.
Benedict resides in London and, when he is not teaching Talmud, works in financial risk management.