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 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023
10 min
Want to measure stuff out on the festival?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023
11 min
The Mishnah slips from measuring wine to carrying it, then carrying wood, and then chopping wood. It's a chain!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
14 min
From hollowing out a building to hollowing out a lamp!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
12 min
Making fire on the festival? It's a new creation!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 28, 2023
Sep 28, 2023
17 min
Differences between Shabbat and Yom Tov? And similarities!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Sep 29, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
15 min
Final thoughts on carrying and preparing food, as we close the Mishnah of the Egg.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBeytzah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023
15 min
What is the difference between the middle days of a festival and the outer days?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMoedKatan
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Oct 17, 2023
Oct 17, 2023
13 min
Can you catch a mole during the middle days of a festival?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMoedKatan
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Oct 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
12 min
Can you re-marry your divorced wife during the middle days of a festival?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMoedKatan
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023
11 min
Can you extract olive oil or bottle your wine on the intermediate days of the festival?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMoedKatan
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.