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
May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023
13 min
Lost and found utensils - can we use them in the Temple?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatShekalim
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
12 min
Back to the centre of the temple.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatShekalim
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
8 min
The tractate of Shekalim closes with memories of how the Temple used to work and how life continues after it.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatShekalim
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023
12 min
How do we deal with the ignorance of the High Priest?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023
14 min
Could the High Priest be a heretic?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
10 min
Dawn breaks on the morning of Yom Kippur, and we're faced with a conflict of values.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
10 min
Murder on the morning of Yom Kippur!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 1, 2023
Jun 1, 2023
13 min
Number games . . . a brief interlude before getting back to dawn on the morning of Yom Kippur.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 4, 2023
Jun 4, 2023
11 min
Dawn is breaking on the morning of Yom Kippur.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 5, 2023
Jun 5, 2023
13 min
Watching the High Priest bathing and changing his clothes.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
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.