1)

(a)Why can the author of our Mishnah (which permits adding to the five, six and seven Aliyos of Yom Tov, Yom Kippur and Shabbos respectively) not be Rebbi ...

1. ... Yishmael?

2. ... Rebbi Akiva, even though he agrees with the Tana of our Mishnah that one may. Why can the author not then be Rebbi Akiva, who agrees with him that one may? In which point does he then disagree with him?

(b)Rava therefore establishes the author of our Mishnah as Tana d'Bei Rebbi Yishmael. How can Rebbi Yishmael argue with himself?

2)

(a)The Tana in the Beraisa states that on Yom Tov, one begins Davenning later than usual, and concludes earlier. Why is that?

(b)He also states that on both Yom Kippur and Shabbos one goes to Shul early. Why is that?

(c)On the other hand, he says, one concludes late on Yom Kippur, whereas on Shabbos, one concludes early. On what grounds do we refute the suggestion that the author of the Beraisa is Rebbi Akiva, in whose opinion one calls up six people on Shabbos, and seven on Yom Kippur?

3)

(a)Rebbi Yitzchak bar Nachmeni and Rebbi Shimon ben Pazi (or Rebbi Shmuel bar Nachmeni) argue. According to one of them, the three, five and seven Aliyos of weekday, Yom Tov and Shabbos respectively represent the three, five and seven words of the three Pesukim of Birchas Kohanim (see Tosfos above 21b. DH 'Keneged'). What does the other one say?

(b)Rav Yosef cites a Beraisa that holds the latter view. Why did he never teach that Beraisa to Abaye?

(c)What did Rav Yehudah reply, when Yakov Mina'ah asked him what the six Aliyos on Yom Kippur represent?

(d)In fact, the list of those who stood on Ezra's left contains seven names (Pedayah, Mishael, Malkiyah, Chashum, Chashbadanah, Zecharyah and Meshulam). So why did Rav Yehudah count them as six?

4)

(a)Whom did the Tana mean to include when he said that 'everybody can be included in the seven Aliyos on Shabbos'?

(b)Then why do we in fact not call up women?

5)

(a)Rav Huna and Rav Yirmeyahu bar Aba argue over whether Maftir is counted among the seven Aliyos or not. The one who says that he cannot, bases his ruling on Ula. What does Ula say?

(b)What is the minimum number of Pesukim that one may read from the Navi (for the Haftarah)?

(c)Why is there no proof from there that the Maftir is counted among the seven (because otherwise, he should read a minimum of twenty-four Pesukim)?

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6)

(a)How do we reconcile the Minhag to read the Haftarah of "Oloseichem Tamu" in Yirmeyahu (which does not contain twenty-one Pesukim) with the above Beraisa, which requires a minimum of twenty-one Pesukim?

(b)And how do we reconcile Rav Shmuel bar Aba, who quoted Rebbi Yochanan, who would often stop the Haftarah after ten Pesukim?

7)

(a)Our Mishnah discusses 'Porsin al Shema', 'Tefilah b'Tzibur', 'Nesi'as Kapayim' (Duchening), 'Keri'as ha'Torah' and reading the Haftarah. What do they all have in common?

(b)What does 'Porsin al Shema' mean? Under what circumstances is it performed?

(c)What do we learn from the Pasuk in Emor "v'Nikdashti b'Soch Bnei Yisrael"?

(d)We learn this from a 'Gezeirah-Shavah' ("v'Nikdashti b'Soch Bnei Yisrael" and "Hibadlu mi'Toch ha'Eidah" - referring to the congregation of Korach). Why do we require a second 'Gezeirah-Shavah' - "Hibadlu mi'Toch ha'Eidah" and "ad Masai la'Eidah ha'Ra'ah ha'Zos" (Ki Sisa)? By whom is the second Pasuk written?

8)

(a)The Mishnah includes in the above list. What is 'Ma'amad u'Moshav'?

(b)Why does it require at least ten people?

(c)And he also includes Birchas Avelim, Tanchumei Avelimand Birchas Chasanim also require ten. What is ...

1. ... 'Birchas Avelim'?

2. ... 'Tanchumei Avelim'?

(d)Why are the Avelim not counted in the Minyan for Birchas Avelim, whereas the Chasanim are counted for Birchas Chasanim?

9)

(a)Why does Birchas ha'Mazon b'Shem also require a Minyan?

10)

(a)The Mishnah requires ten expert assessors to assess land, of whom at least one must be a Kohen. What source does Shmuel give for this?

(b)Seeing as the ten times "Kohen" incorporates Erchin, animals and land, why is it that specifically land requires ten assessors?

(c)What is the problem with this entire Derashah? What ought we to say?

(d)How do we resolve the problem?

11)

(a)A man, like land, requires ten assessors. But since when is a man Hekdesh?

(b)Why does a man require ten assessors? What is the source for that?

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