Benedict Roth

The Daily Mishnah with Benedict

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The Mishnah is probably the greatest and the most important Jewish book ever written. We are following a global study cycle with the aim of studying all of it, the entire Mishnah, by January 2028. Running five days/week, we cover between two and four Mishnayot on every episode. For source sheets and materials, visit www.thedailymishnah.com.

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Benedict Roth

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Gittin 8:5 19.08.2025 11:09

What if the divorce document is faulty? What happens next? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 8:3-4 18.08.2025 12:41

Are divorce documents and other legal documents the same? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 8:1-2 14.08.2025 8:41

Can a husband throw a divorce document at his wife? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 7:7-9 13.08.2025 13:40

Can we write a bill of divorce that is conditional on not returning from a trip abroad? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 7:5-6 12.08.2025 9:49

Can the husband ask for money in exchange for divorce? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 7:3-4 06.08.2025 10:37

Can we execute a retroactive, conditional bill of divorce? And if so, what is the status of the marriage in the meantime? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 7:1-2 05.08.2025 8:40

Mental capacity to execute a bill of divorce? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 6:6-7 04.08.2025 13:40

May a suicidal person give an abbreviated instruction to his friends to write a get? And why would he want to? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 6:4-5 25.07.2025 9:34

Should a soldier write a get before going to war? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 6:2-3 23.07.2025 12:00

Edge cases in agency and capability! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 5:9-6:1 22.07.2025 11:02

Relationships with unobservant Jews, for the sake of peace. For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 5:7-8 21.07.2025 12:33

What types of changes do we make for the sake of peace? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 5:6 20.07.2025 12:57

Forced property transactions in times of war! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 5:4-5 16.07.2025 13:26

Encouraging thieves to repay? "Tikkun olam"! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 5:1-3 15.07.2025 9:26

Creditor hierarchy. For "tikkun olam"! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 4:7-8 14.07.2025 11:48

Do we ransom someone who sells himself, again and again? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 4:5-6 11.07.2025 10:02

How much ransom do we pay for hostages? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 4:3-4 10.07.2025 12:26

Can you be half-slave and half-free? The rabbis will sort it out! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 4:1-2 09.07.2025 11:52

"Tikkun olam"! Repair of the world! Usually when the rabbis make a mess! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 3:7-8 08.07.2025 12:36

Existential uncertainty! People and objects! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 3:5-6 07.07.2025 9:27

Is an agent empowered to appoint another agent in their stead? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 3:3-4 04.07.2025 11:15

How do we know the husband isn't dead? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 3:1-2 03.07.2025 14:13

Could we use a pre-prepared get form? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 2:5-7 02.07.2025 11:41

Anyone can write a get? Really? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

Gittin 2:3-4 01.07.2025 10:29

Can you write a get on cow? Or on the branch of a tree? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatGittin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com