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
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
16 min
Zig-zagging between the bet din and the Musaf amida on Rosh HaShanah!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatRoshHaShanah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
14 min
Do we need to recite our prayers at all on Rosh HaShanah? May we rely on the cantor who leads the prayers?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatRoshHaShanah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 6, 2023
Sep 6, 2023
16 min
Why does the Mishnah of Yom Tov start with an egg?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 7, 2023
Sep 7, 2023
13 min
What if you have lost a dove?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 10, 2023
Sep 10, 2023
15 min
Grinding spices on the festival? Grinding salt?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 11, 2023
Sep 11, 2023
14 min
Preparing on the festival for Shabbat the following day? How do we manage? What if we want to take a bath to cool down?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
11 min
Making drinking water "kiss" the mikveh?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 13, 2023
Sep 13, 2023
14 min
Rules of three!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 18, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
12 min
Catching a fish on the festival? Or a deer?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 2023
13 min
First-born ox fallen into a pit on the festival? What happens next?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
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.