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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.

Benedict Roth


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    Bava Kama 8:6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2026 15:02


    Is there a price for dignity? And do different people have different prices? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 8:2-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 12:11


    Personal injury to a minor? Or someone without mental capacity? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 8:1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 14:01


    Personal injury! An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 6:5-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 14:22


    Your Hanukkah light, standing on the street, causes a passing wagon to catch fire! Are you responsible? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 6:4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 10:43


    Fire! Fire! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 6:3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2025 6:50


    If you stack your wheat in a neighbour's field and his cattle eat it, who's responsible? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 6:1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 11:00


    Limits of reasonable responsibility? Even for criminals? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 7:7

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 13:00


    Why shouldn't Jews raise pigs? We're allowed to raise camels and rabbits! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 7:5-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 9:53


    Sometimes, the thief needs to take legal possession of the stolen object to be liable for full damages! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 7:3-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 13:23


    When does a thief get away without paying aggravated damages? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 7:1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 13:28


    When does a thief pay four times aggravated damages and when only twice? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 5:6-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 13:03


    Why does the text always talk about oxen and donkeys when we generalise to broader issues today? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 5:4-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 13:00


    What are the damages for injury to an unborn child? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 5:1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 12:58


    You bring your stuff into next-door's back yard and it gets broken! Who pays? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 4:9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 8:09


    If you're in charge, you're always responsible! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 4:7-8

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 7:48


    Is every ox which gores liable for death? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 4:5-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 10:46


    What if the damage is fatal? Is life priceless? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 4:4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 9:17


    How do we protect the vulnerable from legal action while also protecting society? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 4:2-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 11:21


    What about damages caused to Gentiles? Or by Gentiles? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 4:1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 12:07


    Sequential damage to different owners from the same ox! Who gets a priority claim, the first or the last to be injured? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 3:11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 11:56


    Someone who makes a claim needs to bring proof, specific proof! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama  For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 3:10

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 11:40


    Sometimes, my ox is liable for damages but I am exempt! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 3:9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 9:14


    Your car and my car crash! Mine was worth $20,000 and yours only $10,000. What next? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 3:8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 13:12


    Two oxen crash in the street - how do we allocate damages? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 3:6-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 7:45


    Two people are running  - they crash in the street - Is anyone responsible? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 3:3-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 10:57


    Two load-carriers crash in the street! Who's responsible? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 3:1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 10:43


    You leave a jug of water in a public space and there's an accident! Who's responsible? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 2:3-4,6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 11:01


    You keep your goat on the roof, it jumps into your neighbour's yard, and it smashes her dishes! Who's responsible? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    BavaKama_2_1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 12:01


    Should you be able to foresee that your chicken can cause damage in the marketplace? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 1:4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 11:06


    What kind of damage is known and foreseeable? What difference does it make? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Bava Kama 1:2-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 9:58


    Are women included in the Torah of damages? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Bava Kama 1:1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 10:09


    Four archetypal kinds of civil damages! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaKama For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Kiddushin 4:14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 15:42


    What kind of profession should we teach our children? Is Torah enough? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 4:12-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 10:35


    What kind of profession is it OK to teach an unmarried son? Is it OK to teach a daughter to be a school-teacher? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com

    Kiddushin 4:10-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 6:52


    What if someone arrives from abroad, with his family, and says they're Jewish? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 4:8-9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 8:39


    You appoint an agent to go off and arrange your marriage and then you agree a match to a different guy! What happens next? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 4:5-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 10:50


    Maybe you don't need to check out your wife's family? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 4:3-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 9:43


    How far back do you need to check out your wife's family before you get engaged? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 4:1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 10:55


    May a convert marry a foundling? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 3:12-13

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 10:51


    Does a child inherit the status of its father or its mother? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 3:10-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 6:07


    Did I betroth or your daughter? What if we can't be sure? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 3:8-9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 10:57


    I have betrothed one of my daughters but I can't remember which one! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 3:5-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 10:32


    I have betrothed my daughter but I can't remember who to!? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 3:3-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 11:14


    How does contract conditionality work and what does it have to do with betrothal? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 3:1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 10:04


    You mandate your friend to arrange your engagement to a woman you love, and he gets engaged to her himself! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 2:8-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 12:01


    Can you get engaged with forbidden substances? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 2:6-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 9:21


    Can you get engaged to five people at once? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 2:4-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 9:38


    Can you get engaged with conditions? Or via an agent? Or both? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 2:2-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 10:24


    Without full and honest disclosure, the betrothal is invalid! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com 

    Kiddushin 2:1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 10:18


    Is betrothal about love or is it a legal transaction? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

    Kiddushin 1:8-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 13:30


    Do men and women have different religious obligations? And what about the Land of Israel and regions outside it? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatKiddushin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com  

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