Mishnah 1
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1)

(a)On what condition does the Mishnah permit borrowing jugs of wine and oil on Shabbos?

(b)Why is that?

(c)What similar case does the Tana insert?

(d)What is the lender permitted to do if he does not trust the borrower?

2)

(a)What does the Tana say in similar vein about purchasing a lamb for one's Korban Pesach in Yerushalayim on Erev Shabbos that falls on Shabbos?

(b)Bearing in mind the prohibition of declaring Hekdesh on Shabbos, why is it permitted to designate the lamb as a Korban Pesach?

(c)What about reckoning how much the borrower owes the lender in the former case, and how much the purchaser owes the seller in the latter case?

Mishnah 2
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3)

(a)If the Tana permits listing one's guests and the items on the menu verbally, what does he forbid?

(b)Which Melachah are we afraid he may transgress?

(c)Alternatively, we are afraid that he may come to read 'Sh'tarei Hedyotos' (documents). What is wrong with that?

4)

(a)Why is drawing lots on Shabbos forbidden? Which three things does one transgress, besides the prohibition of lending and paying back on Shabbos or Yom-Tov?

(b)Why did the Chachamim forbid these things?

(c)Then why does the Mishnah permit drawing lots among his family members to see which portion each one will receive?

(d)What if the portions consist of different sizes?

5)

(a)After amending the Mishnah, how does the Tana qualify the initial Din? What does he forbid even during the week?

(b)The reason for this is because all gambling is 'Asmachta'. What is 'Asmachta'?

(c)How does it account for the prohibition?

(d)What does the Tana mean when it ...

1. ... permits making Chalashim on Kodshim on Yom-Tov?

2. ... adds 'Aval Lo al ha'Manos'?

Mishnah 3
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6)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Yeshayah "mi'Metzo Cheftz'cha ve'Daber Davar", what does the Mishnah say about hiring laborers on Shabbos?

(b)What about saying to his friend 'Hire laborers for us!'?

(c)What can we extrapolate from there that is permitted?

(d)Why is that?

7)

(a)What does the Tana mean when he writes 'Ein Machshichin al ha'Techum Liskor Po'alim u'Lehavi Peiros'?

(b)On what condition does he permit 'Machshichin al ha'Techum'?

(c)What does he say about then bringing back fruit upon his return?

(d)Why is that?

8)

(a)What K'lal does Aba Shaul state?

(b)In which point does he argue with the Tana Kama?

(c)What is an example of this?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

Mishnah 4
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9)

(a)For which two Mitzvos does the Mishnah permit waiting by the border before the termination of Shabbos?

(b)What is one specifically waiting for in the case of the Meis?

(c)Who is the author of this Mishnah?

10)

(a)The Mishnah discusses using flutes that a Nochri has brought on Shabbos for playing at a Levayah. Why specifically flutes?

(b)On what condition does the Tana permit it?

(c)Why is it otherwise forbidden?

(d)Until when may one not use them (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?

11)

(a)What distinction does the Tana draw between a coffin that Nochrim dug or a grave that they dug on Shabbos on behalf of a Nochri or to sell, and one that they prepared on behalf of a Yisrael?

(b)From when is the former case permitted (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?

(c)Until when is the latter case forbidden?

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12)

(a)The Mishnah permits doing all the needs of a Meis on Shabbos, such as 'Sachin u'Medichin Oso'. What is the difference between 'Sachin' and 'Madichin'?

(b)On what condition is this permitted?

(c)Does this prohibition incorporate his eye-lashes?

(d)Then why is one permitted to even touch him?

(e)In that case, why did Chazal forbid even touching an egg that has been laid on Shabbos?

13)

(a)By the same token, the Mishnah permits pulling the sheet or the cushion from underneath him so that he lies completely on the ground. Why is this necessary?

(b)What does the Tana then mean when he adds that one 'ties his jaw'?

(c)What similar ruling does he insert regarding a beam that is beginning to sag on Shabbos?

(d)What would one transgress if one were to actually raise it?

14)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about closing the eyes of ...

1. ... a Meis on Shabbos?

2. ... a Goseis (someone who is dying) even on a weekday?

(b)What is the reason for ...

1. ... the former ruling?

2. ... the latter ruling?

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