Mishnah 1
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1)

(a)Which Isur does the Mishnah list regarding K'lai ha'Kerem besides planting?

(b)What do we learn from the Pasuk in Ki Seitzei ...

1. ... "Pen Tikdash ... "?

2. ... (in connection with Malkos) from "Lo Tizra Karm'cha *Kilayim*"?

(c)How many sets of Malkos will one receive for planting Kilayim in one's vineyard?

(d)Why is retaining Kilayim in a vineyard not subject to Malkos?

1)

(a)With regard to K'lai ha'Kerem, besides planting, the Mishnah also lists - the Isur of retaining.

(b)We learn from the Pasuk in Ki Seitzei ...

1. ... "Pen Tikdash ... " - (which is the acronym of 'Tukad Eish') that Kil'ai ha'Kerem must be burned, and is therefore Asur be'Hana'ah (See Tos. Yom-Tov).

2. ... "Lo Tizra Karm'cha *Kilayim*" - that one is only Chayav Malkos for planting two different species together in a vineyard (see Tos. Yom-Tov & Tiferes Yisrael).

(c)For planting Kilayim in one's vineyard, one will receive - two sets of Malkos.

(d)Retaining Kilayim in a vineyard however, is not subject to Malkos - because no act has been performed.

2)

(a)Which of the above specifications does not apply to K'lai Zera'im?

(b)What does the Tana say in this regard about ...

1. ... K'lai Begadim?

2. ... K'lai Beheimah?

(c)What is the Mishnah referring to when it forbids interbreeding two animals that are Kilayim?

2)

(a)K'lai Zera'im on the other hand - may be eaten (and are certainly not Asur be'Hana'ah).

(b)The Tana rules that ...

1. ... everything but wearing is permitted with regard to K'lai Begadim.

2. ... one may rear and retain (see Tos. Yom-Tov) K'lai Beheimah, and that only interbreeding is forbidden.

(c)When the Mishnah forbids interbreeding two animals that are Kilayim - it is referring to actually doing so manually (but not to placing them together in the stable, which is permitted).

3)

(a)What does the Tana mean when he concludes 'K'lai Beheimah Asurim Zeh ba'Zeh'?

(b)Based on which principle do others permit it?

3)

(a)When the Tana concludes 'K'lai Beheimah Asurim Zeh ba'Zeh', he means - that one is forbidden to interbreed a mule whose mother is a horse and father, a donkey, with one whose mother is a donkey, and father, a horse.

(b)Others permit it, based on the principle - 'Chosheshin le'Zera ha'Av' (we contend with the seed of the father [see Tos. Yom-Tov], a principle with which our Tana does not agree.

4)

(a)How does the Yerushalmi, based on a 'Kal va'Chomer' from K'lai Begadim, conclude that one is forbidden to ride on a mule (which is a cross between a horse and a donkey)?

(b)How does the Yerushalmi reconcile this with the Pasuk in ...

1. ... Shmuel (in connection with the sons of David, after killing Amnon) "Vayirk'vu Ish al Pirdo, Vayanusu"?

2. ... Melachim (in connection with the coronation of Shlomoh) "Vehirkavtem es Shlomoh B'ni al ha'Pirdah asher Li"?

(c)How do we know that it is permitted to ride on a mule (in spite of the Yerushalmi)?

(d)Why should one nevertheless be careful not to lead two mules together?

4)

(a)The Yerushalmi concludes that one is forbidden to ride on a mule (which is a cross between a horse and a donkey) - because if one is permitted to wear wool and linen one on top of the other, but not together, then how much more so a mule, which is born from a horse and a donkey, which are forbidden to lead one next to the other (see Tos. Yom-Tov DH 'Asurim Zeh im Zeh', which covers most of the points raised by the Bartenura).

(b)The Yerushalmi, to reconcile this with the Pasuk in ...

1. ... Shmuel (in connection with the sons of David, after killing Amnon) "Vayirk'vu Ish al Pirdo, Vayanusu" - explains that we cannot learn from kings and princes (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

2. ... Melachim (in connection with the coronation of Shlomoh) "Vehirkavtem es Shlomoh B'ni al ha'Pirdah asher Li" - explains that this was the mule that Hash-m created during the six days of creation).

(c)We know that it is permitted to ride on a mule (in spite of the Yerushalmi) - by the fact that many sages tend to do so, and nobody objects.

(d)One should nevertheless be careful not to lead two mules together - in case the mother of one of them is a horse and the father, a donkey, and the other one, the reverse (as we explained earlier).

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5)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about breeding a Beheimah ...

1. ... with a Chayah?

2. ... Teme'ah with a Beheimah Tehorah?

3. ... Teme'ah with a Beheimah Teme'ah?

4. ... Tehorah with a Beheimah Tehorah?

5. ... an animal with a bird?

(b)Why might we have thought that most of the above cases are permitted?

(c)From where do we know that "Shor" and "Chamor" are not exclusive?

(d)Which two things are forbidden in this regard besides plowing (see Tos. Yom-Tov & Tiferes Yisrael)?

5)

(a)The Mishnah forbids breeding a Beheimah ...

1. ... with a Chayah, a Beheimah ...

2. ... Teme'ah with a Beheimah Tehorah, a Beheimah ...

3. ... Teme'ah with a Beheimah Teme'ah, a Beheimah ...

4. ... Tehorah with a Beheimah Tehorah, and ...

5. ... an animal with a bird.

(b)We might have thought that most of the above cases are permitted - since the Torah gives the example of 'Shor' (a Beheimah Tehorah) and 'Chamor' (a Beheimah Teme'ah).

(c)We know that "Shor" and "Chamor" are not exclusive however - from a 'Gezeirah_Shavah' ("Shor" "Shor" from Shabbos [see Tos. Yom-Tov & Tiferes Yisrael]).

(d)Besides plowing, it is also forbidden - to allow them to pull a wagon or to lead them with a rope.

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6)

(a)We just learned that someone who leads two different species is Chayav Malkos. What does the Tana Kama say about the person who is sitting on the wagon (see Tiferes Yisrael)?

(b)On what grounds does R. Meir disagree?

(c)Then why does the Tana Kama declare him Chayav?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

6)

(a)We just learned that someone who leads two different species is Chayav Malkos. According to the Tana Kama - the same applies to the person who is sitting on the wagon (see Tiferes Yisrael).

(b)R. Meir disagrees - since he is not doing anything.

(c)The Tana Kama nevertheless declares him Chayav - because since the animals draw the wagon because of him, it is as if he is leading them.

(d)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.

7)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about hitching a donkey to a wagon to which two horses are already hitched?

7)

(a)The Mishnah rules that hitching a donkey that one to a wagon to which two horses are already hitched - is forbidden

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8)

(a)Why would one hitch a horse to the side or to the back of a wagon that is being drawn by two oxen?

(b)Then why is it forbidden?

(c)It is likewise forbidden to tie a Luvd'kim to a train of camels. What is a 'Luvd'kim'?

8)

(a)One would hitch a horse to the side or to the back of a wagon that is being drawn by two oxen - in order to train it to do likewise.

(b)It is nevertheless forbidden - because sometimes, the horse will instinctively push the wagon from behind.

(c)It is likewise forbidden to tie a Luvd'kim - (a large particularly strong donkey from Lud that resembles a camel) to a camel-train.

9)

(a)On what condition does R. Yehudah permit plowing with two mules?

(b)What is he coming to teach us? Why is this not obvious?

(c)What does he then say about plowing with two mules, one of whose mother is a horse, and the other one, a donkey?

(d)Assuming that the Chachamim disagree with him (see Tos. Yom-Tov's opening comment), like whom is the Halachah?

9)

(a)R. Yehudah permits plowing with two mules - provided both their mothers are either horses or donkeys (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(b)We might otherwise have forbidden it - on the grounds that the part of the one that is a horse is working together with the part of the other that is a donkey (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(c)But he forbids plowing with two mules, one of whose mother is a horse, and the other one, a donkey.

(d)Assuming that the Chachamim disagree with him (see Tos. Yom-Tov's opening comment), the Halachah is - like R. Yehudah.

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10)

(a)The Tana now forbids plowing with two P'rutiyos, but permits ha'Ramach. What are 'P'rutiyos'?

(b)On what grounds does he forbid plowing with two of them?

(c)What are 'ha'Ramach' (see Tiferes Yisrael & Mishnah Rishonah)?

(d)Why does he not forbid plowing with them too (like he forbids P'rutiyos)?

10)

(a)The Tana now forbids plowing with two P'rutiyos - (a species of mule which there is no way of knowing whether its mother is a horse or a donkey [see also Tiferes Yisrael]) but permits ha'Ramach.

(b)He forbid plowing with two of them - due to the possibility that the mother of one of them is a horse, and of the other, a donkey.

(c)'ha'Ramach' are - small fast-running horses that look like donkeys (See Tiferes Yisrael & Mishnah Rishonah).

(d)He does not forbid plowing with them too (like he forbids P'rutiyos) - Since they are definitely a species of horse.

11)

(a)The Tana Kama defines Adnei Sadeh as a Chayah. What is 'Adnei Chayah'?

(b)How does one kill it?

(c)'Adnei Sadeh' is synonymous with 'Yid'oni' (in Kedoshim). Where else in Nach and under what nasme is it mentioned?

(d)Based on the Pasuk in Chukas (in connection with Tum'as Meis) "ve'Chol Asher Yiga al-P'nei ha'Sadeh", what does R. Yossi say about 'Adnei ha'Sadeh'?

(e)Like whom is the Halachah?

11)

(a)The Tana Kama defines Adnei Sadeh as a Chayah. 'Adnei Chayah' - is a ferocious creature that grows in the field, to which it is attached by a cord. It resembles a human-being, and tears to pieces anything that comes within its reach.

(b)One kills it - by severing its umbilical cord with an arrow.

(c)'Adnei Sadeh' is synonymous with 'Yid'oni' (in Kedoshim). It is also mentioned - in Iyov, where it is referred to as "Avnei ha'Sadeh".

(d)Based on the Pasuk in Chukas (in connection with Tum'as Meis) "ve'Chol asher Yiga al-P'nei ha'Sadeh", R. Yossi rules that 'Adnei ha'Sadeh' - are Metamei be'Ohel.

(e)The Halachah - is like the Tana Kama (who disagree with him).

12)

(a)The Mishnah now discusses 'ha'Kupad' and 'Chuldas ha'Sena'im'. What are they, respectively?

(b)Under what category of creature does the Tana Kama place them?

12)

(a)The Mishnah now discusses 'ha'Kupad' - (a hedgehog) and 'Chuldas ha'Sena'im' - (a bush-weasel) ...

(b)... both of which the Tana Kama places under the category of - 'Chayah'.

13)

(a)Rebbi Yossi, citing Beis Shamai, rules that the carcass of Chuldas ha'Sena'im is Metamei k'Zayis be'Masa. What does he say about Maga?

(b)What is the basis for this ruling?

(c)How would the Din differ if it was definitely ...

1. ... a Chayah?

2. ... a Sheretz?

(d)Likw whom is the Halachah?

13)

(a)Rebbi Yossi, citing Beis Shamai, rules that the carcass of Chuldas ha'Sena'im is Metamei k'Zayis be'Masa - and k'Adashah (the size of a lentil) be'Maga ...

(b)... because he is not sure whether it is a Chayah or a Sheretz.

(c)If it was definitely ...

1. ... a Chayah - it would be Metamei k'Zayis be'Maga, and be'Masa bi'k'Zayis.

2. ... a Sheretz - it would be Metamei k'Adashah be Maga, but not be'Masa at all.

(d)The Halachah - is like the Tana Kama.

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14)

(a)The Tana Kama defines Shor Bar (or Shor ha'Bar) as a species of Beheimah. What is 'Shor Bar'?

(b)What are the two (see Tos. Yom-Tov) ramifications of this ruling?

(c)What is the reason behind it?

14)

(a)The Tana Kama defines 'Shor Bar' (or 'Shor ha'Bar') - (a wild ox that lives in the desert) as a species of Beheimah ...

(b)... in which case - its Cheilev is forbidden, when it is Shechted, its blood does not require covering (see Tos. Yom-Tov DH 'Miyn Beheimah' & 'Kelev ... ').

(c)The reasoning behind this ruling is - because, in the Tana Kama's opinion, it is a regular ox that fled to the desert and began to breed there.

15)

(a)On what grounds does R. Yossi disagree with the Tana Kama?

(b)Why can one not determine the status of a Shor Bar by means of the Simanim which Chazal gave to distinguish between a Beheimah and a Chayah?

(c)Like whom is the Halachah?

15)

(a)R. Yossi disagrees with the Tana Kama - because in his opinion, the Shor Bar is an independent species that originated in the desert.

(b)One cannot determine the status of a Shor Bar by means of the Simanim which Chazal gave to distinguish between a Beheimah and a Chayah - since they apply to all species except to that of Shor Bar.

(c)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.

16)

(a)The Tana Kama defines a dog as a Chayah. What does R. Meir say?

(b)What are the ramifications of this ruling?

(c)Like whom is the Halachah?

16)

(a)The Tana Kama defines a dog as a Chayah. According to R. Meir - it is a Beheimah ...

(b)... and if Reuven sells or gives all the Chayos in his possession to Shimon, or if he declares them Hekdesh (to Bedek ha'Bayis), his dogs will be included.

(c)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.

17)

(a)How does the Mishnah define ...

1. ... Chazir?

2. ... Arod? What is an 'Arod'?

3. ... an elephant?

4. ... a monkey?

(b)Based on the Pasuk in Ki Seitzei "Lo Sacharosh be'Shor va'Chamor", what does the Tana say about a human-being?

17)

(a)The Mishnah defines ...

1. ... Chazir - as a Beheimah, but ...

2. ... Arod - (a wild donkey) ...

3. ... an elephant, and ...

4. ... a monkey - as a Chayah.

(b)Based on the Pasuk in Ki Seitzei "Lo Sacharosh be'Shor va'Chamor" - the Tana permits a human-being to draw a wagon, to plow and to be led together (see Tos. Yom-Tov & Tiferes Yisrael) with any of the above-mentioned species.

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