REVIEW QUESTIONS

REVIEW QUESTIONS ON MISHNAYOS

Prepared by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
of Kollel Iyun Hadaf, Yerushalayim
daf@dafyomi.co.il http://www.dafyomi.co.il

Previous Perek PARAH PEREK 1

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Having concluded Ohalos (which deals with Tum'as Meis) and Nega'im, which is similar to Tum'as Meis in various ways, Rebbi now presents Parah, which is also a branch of Tum'as Meis (Rambam).

Please note that, unless otherwise stated, we have incorporated the Bartenura's explanation in the Mishnah itself. It is also worth bearing in mind that throughout Shas, the Bartenura generally follows the explanations of Rashi and the rulings of the Rambam.

Mishnah 1

1)
(a) According to R. Eliezer, the age of an Eglah is one year, that of a Parah, two. What are 'Eglah' and 'Parah' respectively?
(b) Why the difference?
(c) Is this the minimum age or the maximum age?
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2)
(a) What do the Chachamim say?
(b) By what principle do they concede that a calf in its first year is Kasher for Eglah Arufah?
(c) Then on what grounds do they permit one in its second year?
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3)
(a) R. Meir is even more lenient than the Chachamim. What does he say?
(b) What is the Din regarding an old cow (See Tiferes Yisrael)?
(c) Why does one not wait before Shechting it?
(d) What is the source for invalidating a cow with two black hairs?
(e) Like whom is the Halachah?
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4)
(a) What does R. Yehoshua say about a Parah Adumah?
(b) What did he reply when they asked him what 'Shelashis' mean?
(c) How does ben Azai explain it?
(d) Then why did he not say 'Shelishis'?
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5)
(a) In the same triple dialogue, how does ben Azai differentiate between 'Kerem Reva'i' and 'Kerem Revi'i'?
(b) And similarly again, R. Yehoshua declined to explain why, in giving the Shi'ur for a Beis ha'Menuga, he gave it as 'a loaf, at three per Kav'. To which Halachah does this refer?
(c) What did they ask R. Yehoshua this time? What ought he to have said instead of 'a loaf, at three per Kav'?
(d) What did ben Azai say this time to explain why he did that?
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Mishnah 2

6)
(a) What is the problem with the words in Beha'aloscha (in connection with the purification ceremony of the Levi'im) "Par Sheini"?
(b) What does R. Yossi therefore learn from there?
(c) The Chachamim are more lenient, and R. Meir, more lenient still. What ...
1. ... do the Chachamim say?
2. ... does R. Meir say?
(d) What does he conclude?
(e) Like whom is the Halachah?
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Mishnah 3

7)
(a) What is the difference between 'Kevasim' and 'Eilim' (with regard to Korbanos)?
(b) How does one reckon a year in this regard?
(c) What does the Mishnah say about a male sheep in its thirteenth month?
(d) R. Tarfon used to call such a sheep 'Palgas'. Why did he call it by that name?
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8)
(a) ben Azai labeled R. Tarfon's Palgas, 'Noked', and R. Yishmael as Parchadigma. 'Noked' stems from a Pasuk in Amos "Asher Hayah be'Nokdim". What does it mean?
(b) 'Parchadigma' is a Greek word. What does it refer to?
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9)
(a) The Mishnah now discusses someone who is Chayav to bring a Keves or an Ayil, but who brings a Palgas instead. Is his Korban Kasher?
(b) What Nesachim does it require?
(c) What do we learn from the extra words in the Pasuk in Sh'lach-L'cha "O la'Ayil"?
(d) What does the Tana add to this, with regard to the owner's original obligation?
(e) At which stage does a Keves become an Ayil?
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