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
Jun 20, 2023
Jun 20, 2023
13 min
As the Mishnah closes its description of the temple service of Yom Kippur, it mentions another type of divine or prophetic connection, the king's or the court's enquiries via the Urim and Tummim.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 21, 2023
Jun 21, 2023
16 min
"Ye shall afflict your souls." But what does that mean?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 22, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
10 min
Food, life and death, on Yom Kippur and elsewhere.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
12 min
Before whom you are you made pure? And who is it that purifies you?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatYoma
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
12 min
What are the essential qualities of a sukkah?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSukkah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023
11 min
Protection, temporariness and consciousness. The essential qualities of a sukkah!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSukkah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 28, 2023
Jun 28, 2023
12 min
Boundary cases, leniencies and exemptions in building a sukkah!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSukkah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jun 29, 2023
Jun 29, 2023
11 min
Teepee sukkah! Sukkah in the middle of a ruined building! Bending walls!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSukkah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jul 3, 2023
Jul 3, 2023
13 min
Can you sleep in a sukkah under the bed? Or on top of a camel?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSukkah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Jul 4, 2023
Jul 4, 2023
10 min
Who is exempt from living in the sukkah? And why? If we miss the first night, can we make it up later?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSukkah
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.