Daily Mishna by Jack Doueck

The rule is "we do not make decrees that the majority of the people cannot abide by".... so this Mishna gives us another example of a decree that was impractical and thus annulled!

Are we allowed to pray the Amidah near something that smells bad?

This Mishna deals with the decree of Ezra Ha'sofer ("the scribe") that has since been annulled. The  Book of Ezra  and  Book of Nehemiah  are the oldest sources for the activity of Ezra The book of  Ezra–Nehemiah  was always written as one scroll. In late medieval Christian bibles, the single book was divided in two, as First and Second Ezra; and this division became Jewish practice...

Are women and children obligated to say shema or to pray or to say birkat hamazon? What is the rule?

This Mishnah continues the concept of "Ha'osek Be'misva Patur Mi'Misva" - one who is engaged in a misva does NOT have to do another

This Mishna deals with the issue of who would be exempt from the Misva of saying Keri'at Shema as well as other Misvot

Continuing with the rule of "One who is engaged in one Misvah is exempt from another", this Mishnah asks the question: "May a groom say shema on his wedding night?"

The Mishna describes another exceptions that Rabban Gamliel made for himself...

Rabban Gamliel was one of the most outstanding and remarkable tannaim of the Mishna. He was the head of the academy before being deposed. In this mishna he talks about how he was the exception to at least one of the laws of mourning. He was a leading authority in the  Sanhedrin  in the early first century CE. He was the son of  Simeon ben Hillel  and grandson of the great Jewish teacher  Hillel th...

"Ha'psek b'misva patur mi'misvah" The general principal of "One who is involved in a Misvah is exempt from another misvah that he now does not have to do at the same time. Just as you can't dance in two weddings at the same time, if you are engaged in a good deed, you are not obliged to stop what you are doing and do another one.

The rule of employees who are paid to work and must read Shema. What should they do when the time comes for reading the Keri'at Shema?

Four rules on the pronunciation of Ker'at Shema

What is the correct order of the three paragraphs of Keri'at Shema?

Do misvot need specific kavanahor intention? Plus -Rules of speaking during the reading of Keri'at Shema

Berachot 1.5. Why do we say the third paragraph of Shema at night? Do you remember the Passover Haggadah?

Berachot before and after Shema. Rules of Berachot in general...

What is the right way to say Keri'at Shema? Lying down? Standing up?

When is the right time to say Keriat Shema in the morning and until when?

First Mishna of the Shas: "When do we read the Keri'at Shema at night?"

This is the first Mishna of the Shas. This episode is the introduction. For the last few years I have been running a “Daily Mishna” WhatsApp Chat where I teach one Mishna a day in a voicenote that the participants listen to wherever and whenever they prefer. It’s usually not every single day of the week and it’s only those mishnayot that I find interesting. Each Mishnah usually takes between 3 min...