RABIN MISHNA STUDY GROUP

What is the Rabin Mishna Study Group?

What is the Mishna?

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Here is the discussion, organized mishna-by-mishna:

• Mishna Study for the Fast of Esther and Purim 5756 (1996)

• Tractate Kiddushin:
• Chapter 1
  • Mishna 1: Acquisition of a Wife
  • Mishna 2: Acquisition of a Hebrew Slave
  • Mishna 3: Acquisition of a Canaanite Slave
  • Mishnayot 4-6: Acquisition of Moveable Property
  • Mishnayot 7-8: Religious Obligations of Men and Women
  • Mishna 9: Mitzvot related to the Land of Israel
  • Mishna 10: The reward of the Mitzvot, and Wrap-Up for Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
  • Mishna 1
  • Mishna 2
  • Mishna 3
  • Mishna 4
  • Mishna 5
  • Mishna 6

If some of the technical Hebrew terms in the discussion are unfamiliar, surf over to the "TOR-CH" Hebrew FAQ.

What is the Rabin Mishna Study Group?

The concept of a e-mail list to study Mishna "in the climate of Conservative Judaism" came to Rabbi Simcha Roth in the days following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, in November 1995. In his words:

Sha'alu sh'lom Yerushalayim - Seek the peace of Jerusalem.

Our hearts are very heavy, and we seek ways of giving expression to the
emotional turmoil.  I have been discussing privately for some time with
several subscribers to Tor-Ch and\or CJ-L the idea of daily study through
E-Mail.  Ed Frankel suggested to me that we study Mishnah, since this is the
traditional study discipline in the house of mourning.  We study Mishnah for
our own edification and to do honour and to give spiritual succour to the
deceased.

I am hereby proposing that we utilize this terrible tragedy to commit
ourselves to a few moments of daily study and discussion - initially to get us
through the Shiv'ah period, and thereafter to memorialize the name of Yitzchak
Rabin through daily study of Mishnah for a few moments.

The idea is that we receive each day in our email-box either the text of a
Mishnah with its initial explanation (in layperson terms) or the subsequent
comments, queries and amplifications contributed by the Study-Groupers.  When
that Mishnah has been exhausted we move on to the next, and so forth.... (November 6, 1995)

("TOR-CH" and"CJ-L" are two e-mail groups that specialize in discussion of general topics related to Conservative Jusaism.)

How do I subscribe to the Rabin Mishna Study Group?

To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@JTSA.EDU. The body of the message hould read, "subscribe RMSG <firstname> <lastname>" where you use your own first name and last name in place of <firstname> and <lastname>

Group members are invited to contribute to the discussion. Contibutions for discussion, as well as questions, comments and requests should be sent to Rabbi Roth, siroth@inter.net.il.

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