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
Nov 13, 2023
Nov 13, 2023
14 min
"We raise up, we don't level down". If we sell a synagogue then we need to build something better in its place.
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
15 min
Quick diary of annual Torah reading portions? But they're not always like today's!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023
15 min
Why do we need 10 for a holy act? And why does the Mishnah gravitate so often from reading the Megillah to Torah reading?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023
14 min
There is something universal about Torah reading which sets it aside from all other mitzvot!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023
15 min
How do we deal with heretics in synagogue?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 20, 2023
Nov 20, 2023
11 min
May we read and translate the whole of the Torah and Tanakh? Let the rabbis decide!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
15 min
Introduction to Fasts - what is the purpose of the process?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatTaanit
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 22, 2023
Nov 22, 2023
10 min
If mid-November comes and there is no rain, the court decrees three fasts on the community!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatTaanit
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 23, 2023
Nov 23, 2023
13 min
They put ashes on the Ark and the heads of the leaders of the people!
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatTaanit
For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
Nov 27, 2023
Nov 27, 2023
17 min
What was the order of the prayers during a drought, on fast days?
For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatTaanit
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.