S2E14: Big Etrog, Little Etrog (Sukkah 3:7-8)

S2E14: Big Etrog, Little Etrog (Sukkah 3:7-8)

We continue studying the etrog with machlokot (disputes) about the minimum and maximum size. We also have a dispute about what materials can be used to tie the Ara Minim together. Our mishnas (Sukkah 3:7-8) are short, so we have a few moments to learn some biographical information about our featured sages, Rabbi Yehuda, Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yosei. You can find these mishnas on Sefaria here [https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.3.7?lang=bi].   In the episode, I refer to some analysis done by Rabbi Drew Kaplan - you can read it here: Drew Kaplan's Blog: Rabbinic Popularity in the Mishnah VII: Top Ten Overall [Final Tally] [https://drewkaplans.blogspot.com/2011/07/rabbinic-popularity-in-mishnah-vii-top.html]    You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished [https://www.instagram.com/mishnaaccomplished] - only one “h” in “mishna”! I use a lot of Hebrew terms when I'm talking. Check out my glossary here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8RB6qXpZ7gXEa5iYVfrANK7fskmU9Em5OaYlu0Yybs/edit?usp=sharing]. Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA [https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA]

S2E13: All About Etrogs (Sukkah 3:5-6)

Today, etrogs get their turn as we see how the rules of stolen, idolatrous and blemished Arba Minim apply specifically to the etrog. I think a little bit about how beauty standards are subjective and change over time. You can find these mishnas on Sefaria here [https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.3.5?lang=bi]. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished [https://www.instagram.com/mishnaaccomplished] - only one “h” in “mishna”! I use a lot of Hebrew terms when I'm talking. Check out my glossary here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8RB6qXpZ7gXEa5iYVfrANK7fskmU9Em5OaYlu0Yybs/edit?usp=sharing]. Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA [https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA]

S2E12: The means, the end and the stolen lulav with Marc Silberstein (Sukkah 3:3-4)

My colleague Marc Silberstein joins me as we continue chapter 3. Today’s mishnas, Sukkah 3:3-4, lay out rules governing stolen, idolatrous, and fashimmeled* willow branches as well as the total number of myrtle and willow required. You can find them on Sefaria here [https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.3.3?lang=bi]. We discuss some of the bigger ideas behind stolen ritual items, including mitzvah ha’ba’a b’avera, a mitzvah that comes about as a result of a sin. *This is Yiddish. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished [https://www.instagram.com/mishnaaccomplished] - only one “h” in “mishna”! I use a lot of Hebrew terms when I'm talking. Check out my glossary here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8RB6qXpZ7gXEa5iYVfrANK7fskmU9Em5OaYlu0Yybs/edit?usp=sharing]. Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA [https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA]

S2E11: Meet the Four Species (Sukkah 3:1-2)

Today, we start chapter 3, which discusses the four species (arba minim). Today’s mishnas, Sukkah 3:1-2, lay out rules governing stolen, idolatrous, and fashimmeled* lulavs and myrtle branches. You can find them on Sefaria here [https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.3.1?lang=bi]. *This is Yiddish. I often oversimplify complicated halachic ideas due to time constraints. In the episode, I clarify some of my comments from Episode 10. You can read more about the intricacies of this issue here: https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/category/03/03-02/#halacha8 [https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/category/03/03-02/#halacha8]  You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished [https://www.instagram.com/mishnaaccomplished] - only one “h” in “mishna”! I use a lot of Hebrew terms when I'm talking. Check out my glossary here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8RB6qXpZ7gXEa5iYVfrANK7fskmU9Em5OaYlu0Yybs/edit?usp=sharing]. Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA [https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA]

S2E10: Women and minors in a rainy sukkah with Rabbi Sara Levy-Stevenson

Rabbi Sara Levy-Stevenson joins us to discuss Sukkah 2:8-9. We grapple with the exemption of women from the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah and discuss the impact of rain on sitting in the sukkah. You can find them on Sefaria here [https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.2.8?lang=bi]. I often oversimplify complicated halachic ideas due to time constraints. In the episode, I mention that some Sefardi women don’t say brachot on time-bound mitzvot like Sukkah. Practices vary widely, so I apologize if anyone doesn’t appreciate how quickly I summarized the idea. You can read more about the intricacies of this issue here: https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/category/03/03-02/#halacha8 [https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/category/03/03-02/#halacha8]  You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished [https://www.instagram.com/mishnaaccomplished] - only one “h” in “mishna”! I use a lot of Hebrew terms when I'm talking. Check out my glossary here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P8RB6qXpZ7gXEa5iYVfrANK7fskmU9Em5OaYlu0Yybs/edit?usp=sharing]. Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA [https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA]