Mishna Accomplished

Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky
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Join Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky to study two mishnas per day. You'll hear about how Rabba Aliza learned all of the six orders of the mishna with each of her children in advance of their bnai mitzvah, two mishnas at a time. Mishna Accomplished begins on Sunday, April 19 with the first two mishnayot of tractate Rosh Hashana. New episodes will be published three times per week through Shavuot 5786.

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  1. Episode 1

    S4E1: Starting a court case on Friday afternoon (Shabbat 1:1-2)

    Today we start our new tractate, Shabbat! I explain why I chose Shabbat and some of the considerations when picking a longer tractate. I talk about how we want to frame our learning about Shabbat and how the mishna’s focus on “don’t” creates an imperative for us to add elements to remind ourselves of the joys of Shabbat. We learn the first mishna, about transferring, and I heavily recommend simplifying the first sentence. The second mishna starts where we might expect Shabbat to start: On Friday afternoon, thinking about what things we should not start if we might not be able to finish them. You can find these mishnas here.  I’m excited to announce that I’ll be teaching a class for the Valley Beit Midrash on the topic of “What does the Mishna Teach us about the People who Wrote it?” on Thursday, September 10 at 10am PST/1pm EST. You can register here. You can dedicate an episode of Mishna Accomplished for $18 by going to BuyMeACoffee.com and searching for "RabbaAliza" or by using this link. (buymeacoffee.com/rabbaaliza) Write the dedication information in the “Say Something Nice” box. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished - only one “h” in “mishna”! Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA This is our 75th episode! Thanks for learning with me.

  2. Episode 2

    S4E2: Drop that Quill! (Shabbat 1:3-4)

    In today’s episode, we discuss decrees the rabbis made to keep people from absent-mindedly violating other prohibitions, such as carrying work tools on Shabbat. We are introduced to the idea of “Bo Bayom”, a day where the student of Shammai outnumbered the students of Hillel and made 18 laws in the beit midrash. You can find these mishnas here.    I’m excited to announce that I’ll be teaching a class for the Valley Beit Midrash on the topic of “What does the Mishna Teach us about the People who Wrote it?” on Thursday, September 10 at 10am PST/1pm EST. You can register here. You can dedicate an episode of Mishna Accomplished for $18 by going to BuyMeACoffee.com and searching for "RabbaAliza" or by using this link. (buymeacoffee.com/rabbaaliza) Write the dedication information in the “Say Something Nice” box. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished - only one “h” in “mishna”! Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA

  3. Episode 3

    S4E3: Vetch? Or Kvetch? (Shabbat 1:5-6)

    In this episode, I overview the second half of the tractate. Our two mishnas continue to discuss things you are allowed to do or not do on Friday afternoon, close to Shabbat. Here we see a fundamental split between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai. You can find these mishnas here. There’s still time to sign up for my class at the Valley Beit Midrash on the topic of “What does the Mishna Teach us about the People who Wrote it?” on Thursday, September 10 at 10am PST/1pm EST. You can register here. You can dedicate an episode of Mishna Accomplished for $18 by going to BuyMeACoffee.com and searching for "RabbaAliza" or by using this link. (buymeacoffee.com/rabbaaliza) Write the dedication information in the “Say Something Nice” box. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished - only one “h” in “mishna”! Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA

  4. Episode 4

    S4E4: As Long as the Sun is Shining on Friday (Shabbat 1:7-8)

    Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel continue their fundamental disagreement about what you can do Friday afternoon by discussing when you have to stop engaging in business with non-Jews on Shabbat. Beit Shammai say you have to finish with them early enough that they can complete the melacha before Shabbat. Beit Hillel says you just have to finish with them before Shabbat. You can find these mishnas here. Aside from the teaser, this is our shortest episode yet!  Today's the day! There’s still time to sign up for my class at the Valley Beit Midrash on the topic of “What does the Mishna Teach us about the People who Wrote it?” on Thursday, September 10 at 10am PST/1pm EST. You can register here. Schedule note: On weeks where Sunday is a holiday, the normal Sunday episode will drop on Monday. We’ll have the same number of episodes per week. During the week of Yom Kippur, the schedule will remain unchanged. You can dedicate an episode of Mishna Accomplished for $18 by going to BuyMeACoffee.com and searching for "RabbaAliza" or by using this link. (buymeacoffee.com/rabbaaliza) Write the dedication information in the “Say Something Nice” box. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished - only one “h” in “mishna”! Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA

  5. Episode 5

    S4E5: The Presidential Laundry with Avi Libman (Shabbat 1:9-10)

    My brother Avi joins me today as we discuss the household of Rabban Gamliel’s laundry habits and try to figure out whether Beit Shammai won over Beit Hillel or the other way around when it comes to starting something before Shabbat that will keep ‘working’ on its own over Shabbat. You can find these mishnayot here. You can dedicate an episode of Mishna Accomplished for $18 by going to BuyMeACoffee.com and searching for "RabbaAliza" or by using this link. (buymeacoffee.com/rabbaaliza) Write the dedication information in the “Say Something Nice” box. You can follow Mishna Accomplished on Instagram at @mishnaaccomplished - only one “h” in “mishna”! Are you enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in purchasing your own books for your Mishna journey? Purchasing through my affiliate link helps support the podcast: https://www.artscroll.com/RABBAALIZA

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Join Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky to study two mishnas per day. You'll hear about how Rabba Aliza learned all of the six orders of the mishna with each of her children in advance of their bnai mitzvah, two mishnas at a time. Mishna Accomplished begins on Sunday, April 19 with the first two mishnayot of tractate Rosh Hashana. New episodes will be published three times per week through Shavuot 5786.

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  • Creator
    Rabba Aliza Libman Baronofsky
  • Episodes
    80
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Mishna Accomplished

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