Mishna Accomplished

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.
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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.
 
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] 
 
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We start talking about the mitzvah of taking the lulav and learn about waving the lulav during the recitation of Hallel. The mishna discusses a man who can’t read Hallel. You can find these mishnas on Sefaria here.
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We kick today’s episode off with Sukkah 3:11, which discusses variations in local customs when it comes to saying Hallel. We also are taught a few rules about procuring lulavs and etrogs during the shmittah year. Our second mishna, Sukkah 3:12, is identical to Rosh Hashana 4:3. Since I already discussed this text with Tzipporah Machlah Klapper in S1E15, our episode features a clip of that original episode. You can find today’s mishnas on Sefaria here.
Catch the full episode 15 here and learn more about Tzipporah Machlah Klapper here.
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Today is a three-mishna day. We’re doing a few of these since we have short mishnas for a little while. Today’s episode discusses taking the lulav when the first day of Sukkot is also Shabbat. Guess what? They did take the lulav then! They had procedures in place to avoid carrying the lulav in the public domain on Shabbat. Mishna 13 tells us about these procedures, Mishna 14 talks about what happens when people mess the procedures up, and Mishna 15 talks about women taking the lulav on Shabbat, including a few other fun legal add-ins. You can find today’s mishnas on Sefaria here.
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Rabbi Uri Topolosky of Kehilat Pardes - the Rock Creek Synagogue - in Rockville, MD, joins me as we start the chapter which tells us the number of times each ritual was performed in the time of the Temple. We learn that the Arba Minim and Aravot were taken six or seven times, depending on when Shabbat fell. We start to discuss the rituals of Nisuch Ha’Mayim (the water libation) and Simchat Beit HaShoeva, the great celebration held daily in the Temple on Sukkot. 
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Our study of chapter 4 of Masechet Sukkah continues as the Mishna tells us how the lulav and arava were taken in the Temple. You can find these mishnas on Sefaria here.
Note: The version of the episode that was first posted here was missing a phrase in the Hebrew. This was corrected on 6/29 at 6pm eastern.
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We conclude our discussion of the Hoshana Rabba aravot rituals and move on to expanding on other phrases from Sukkah 4:1, specifically, Hallel, simcha and sukkah. We cover three mishnas today, Sukkah 4:6-8. You can find them on Sefaria here.
 
Just a quick note that due to an editing error, S2E19 was initially missing one Hebrew sentence. The error has been corrected. If you are hoping to make a siyum, you don’t have to re-listen to the episode if you don’t want to - I include the missing sentence in today’s episode. 
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Today is the 17th of Tammuz, so we’ve chosen to diverge from our normal tractate to cover Pirkei Avot with special guest Tami Hershkovitz, author of Mishnafari. Mishnafari is a series of books that teach social emotional learning (SEL) using the text of Pirkei Avot. Tami and I talk about how she uses storytelling and songs to teach these famous mishnayot. Even if you’ve heard these sayings before, we hope you can find new meaning as part of your 17th of Tammuz experience. You can find these mishnas on Sefaria here.
Interested in learning more about Mishnafari? Their website can be found here: Mishnafari. Find songs on YouTube here. Mishnafari is also on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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We conclude our discussion of chapter 4 by digging into the second last phrase, about the Nisuch Hamayim (also known as the water libation.) We cover Sukkah 4:9-10. You can find these mishnas on Sefaria here.
While making sense of today’s mishnas, I relied heavily on the commentary of the Tiferet Yisrael. You can learn a LOT more about him if you read this article. 
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