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YourTorah is designed as an introduction to the 63 tractates (books) of Mishnah and is taught by women. In each 18 minute podcast you'll find the overview of one tractate, with a sample mish...
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Rabba Dina Brawer wraps up the YourTorah journey, and shares an overview of the project. Help us understand the impact of YourTorah by shari...
Rabba Claudia Marbach opens up the final masekhet of the Mishnah, Oktzin, looking at the study of Mishnah and how it constitutes part of the...
Leah Sarna opens up masekhet Yadayim, unpacking how hands are made impure and looking at how King Solomon created 'tumat yadayim' - the impu...
Yardaena Osband introduces Tevul Yom, looking into how different statuses - for instance that of the tevul yom - impact when and how a perso...
Shayna Abramson dives into masekhet Zavim, unpacking its laws of ritual impurity, and demonstrating that even texts that may seem irrelevant...
Rabbi Aviva Richman looks into masekhet Makhshirin, unpacking how its discussion of the purity of objects provides us with a chance to becom...
Nechama Goldman Barash introduces masekhet Niddah, tracing the laws governing sexual intimacy from their origins in Torah, through to their...
Ellyse Borghi introduces masekhet Mikvaot, looking at the way in which the mikvah serves as a reminder of our role in the world as creators...
Atara Cohen unpacks masekhet Tahorot, looking at how impurity flows from one object to another and exploring how the Mishnah bestows certain...
Cecilia Haendler introduces masekhet Parah, unpacking the ritual of the red heifer and exploring how it creates a mysterious and powerful br...
Devorah Zlochower unpacks masekhet Negaim, examining its categorisation of afflictions, and their corresponding symptoms and purification ri...
Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham looks into masekhet Ohalot, reflecting on end of life experiences and inviting us to see the taharah (purity) beh...
Leah Rosenthal presents masekhet Kelim, exploring its discussion of the purity of objects and noting the way physical objects act as a porta...
Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz introduces Seder Tohorot, looking into its exploration of the purity system, and noting the way it marks the bou...
Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham introduces masekhet Kinnim, encouraging listeners to work through its complex mishnayot using logic and reasoning...
Shira Eliassian opens up masekhet Middot, taking us on an audio-visual tour of the Temple, and exploring how studying this masekhet serves a...
Leah Shakdiel introduces masekhet Tamid, opening up its account of daily Temple worship, and noting the importance of continually striving t...
Yardaena Osband opens up masekhet Meilah, unpacking the laws surrounding the accidental misuse of consecrated objects. Yardaena Osband, MD i...
Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold introduces masekhet Keritot, exploring sins, their punishments and how karet can be instructive, informing our...
Judith Levitan opens up masekhet Temurah, unpacking how its laws give us a framework to negotiate between our competing urges: the desire to...
Dena Weiss introduces masekhet Arakhin, delving into Temple valuations and how we value people, and tracing the Mishnah's logic through its...
Michal Kohane opens up masekhet Bekhorot, asking what constitutes a firstborn - whether animal or human - and what makes a firstborn so spec...
Dr. Elana Stein Hain opens up masekhet Chullin and its discussions of slaughtering meat, suggesting that eating is akin to offering sacrific...
Peta Jones Pellach opens up masekhet Menachot, unpacking its discussion of plant-based sacrifices and drawing out its lessons about serving...
Rachel Rosenthal examines the ways in which sacrifices can be rendered invalid, and considers the role of a person's intentions when offerin...
Shira Hecht-Koller opens up Seder Kodashim, introducing its discussion about sacrifices, and considering the role sacrifices play in Jewish...
Anne Gordon opens up masekhet Horayot, tracing its discussion of leadership and human error, and how one informs the other. Anne Gordon is t...
Marianne Novak is a third year off site student at Yeshivat Maharat and a Rabbinic Intern at Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. She lives in Sko...
Sarah Charak is a student of history and law at the University of Sydney. She learned at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem, and has worked s...
Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe unpacks masekhet Eduyot, explaining how it weaves together testimonies from multiple Sages, lifting up halakhic princi...
Rabbi Sarah Mulhern examines the various categories of oaths in the Mishnah, their uses and application. Sarah Mulhern is the Manager of Rab...
Gila Bieler-Hoch introduces masekhet Makkot, exploring what unifies its seemingly disparate content: false witnesses, cities of refuge, and...
Sharon Weiss-Greenberg opens up masekhet Sanhedrin, explaining how the example of the rebellious son teaches us how to work with the law to...
Meira Welt-Maarek looks into masekhet Bava Batra, drawing out the key themes of boundaries and responsibility. Meira Welt-Maarek teaches Tal...
Davida Kollmar introduces masekhet Bava Metzia, highlighting the emphasis it places on treating other people fairly through fair interest ra...
Dr. Devorah Schoenfeld looks into masekhet Bava Kamma, highlighting its discussion of how to live in a world in which we sometimes fall, and...
Lea Taragin-Zeller traces Seder Nezikin's journey from personal law, to the Jewish court of law, to individuals' ideological behaviour, noti...
Tirzah Meacham unpacks masekhet Kiddushin, exploring its central place in understanding the role of women in our communities today. Tirzah M...
Dr. Rachel Levmore discusses the possibility of divorce within Judaism as a manifestation of tikun olam – as an ongoing challenge for the Ra...
Miriam Gedwiser leads us through masekhet Sotah, examining exegetical rabbinic readings of the Sotah ritual and meditating on the power of t...
Shira Eliassian opens up masekhet Nazir (someone who takes a particular ascetic vow), looking at nazirut in terms of inclusive religious pra...
Ilana Kurshan introduces masekhet Nedarim, explaining the process of making and dissolving vows, and noticing how it's not so different from...
Ranana Dine explores masekhet Ketubot, unpacking the ketubah's role, and the rabbis' realistic and structured presentation of marriage. Link...
Rabbanit Chava Evans guides us through a complex labyrinth of intricate family relations to understand levirate marriage. Rabbanit Chava Eva...
Nechama Goldman Barash opens up Seder Nashim, giving an overview of the ever-relevant areas it covers: levirate marriage, procreation, famil...
Miriam Gedwiser unpacks masekhet Chagigah, and its rules of pilgrimage - as made on the shalosh regalim (the 3 pilgrimage festivals) - explo...
Dina Brawer considers how the Sages set boundaries on permitted work to preserve the sacred and joyous tone of festive days. Dina Brawer stu...
Dina Brawer unravels the laws and customs that apply to Megillah, Torah reading, and the use of synagogue space. Dina Brawer studied Torah i...
Rabba Yaffa Epstein introduces masekhet Ta'anit, looking at communal fast days as reparative following destructive behaviour, and the ever-p...