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
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
12 min
Can you buy a house or shave 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
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
14 min
Can you wash your clothes or write a contract 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
Oct 26, 2023
Oct 26, 2023
13 min
How are the laws of mourning for a deceased relative connected to those of the intermediate days of festivals?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMoedKatan
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Oct 26, 2023
Oct 26, 2023
9 min
Closing out the tractate of Moed Katan with the hope that tears of sorrow will will be wiped away.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMoedKatan
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 5, 2023
Nov 5, 2023
16 min
Why, in a tractate focussed on the diaspora, does the Mishnah mention Joshua bin Nun?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
12 min
Who are the ten idlers?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
12 min
Can a Torah scroll really be written in any language?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 8, 2023
Nov 8, 2023
15 min
Looking back past Jerusalem to Shiloh, from Shushan.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 10, 2023
Nov 10, 2023
14 min
Can we read the Megillah in English? Can we read it backwards?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
13 min
Do men and women have equal obligations to read the Megillah?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
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.