The Daily Mishnah with Benedict
by Benedict Roth
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Sanhedrin 10:4
Sanhedrin 10:4
About this podcast
The Mishnah is probably the greatest and the most important Jewish book ever written. We are following a global study cycle with the aim of studying all of it, the entire Mishnah, by January 2028. Running five days/week, we cover between two and four Mishnayot on every episode.
For source sheets and materials, visit www.thedailymishnah.com.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 787 episodes
- Sanhedrin 10:4 · 13 min · Season 29 Episode 789Do we really exterminate the inhabitants of a city that has been led astray? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 10:3 · 13 min · Season 29 Episode 788Will the ten tribes ever return? Are there others who can never return? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 10:2 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 787Is it always possible to repent? Are there some who do not have a place in the world to come? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other…
- Sanhedrin 10:1 · 13 min · Season 29 Episode 786Does the convicted criminal merit a place in the world to come? And who might not? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 9:6 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 785May the vigilantes carry out revenge killings? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 9:5 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 784Can the court agree to extra-judicial punishment? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 9:3-4 · 8 min · Season 29 Episode 783What if two convicts on Death Row are mixed up? Or a murderer with another criminal? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go…
- Sanhedrin 9:2 · 10 min · Season 29 Episode 782When is a murderer liable? What type of intention do we need? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 9:1 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 781Who by fire and who by water? When is a murderer liable? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 8:6-7 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 780Can we attack a thief who breaks into our property? Should we take the life of the criminal before the crime is committed? For the source sheet, look here…
- Sanhedrin 8:5 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 779Is it right to judge a child according to what they are, or according to what they might become? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other…
- Sanhedrin 8:3-4 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 778Do the parents need to agree? How much? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 8:2 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 777What do you have to eat to be a "glutton" or a "drunkard"? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 8:1 · 7 min · Season 29 Episode 776A wayward and rebellious son? Did he ever exist? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 7:10-11 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 775Entrapment? Can we do that to obtain a conviction? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 7:9 · 10 min · Season 29 Episode 774Does under-age sex with a betrothed youth deserve the same punishment as idolatry? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 7:8 · 9 min · Season 29 Episode 773Are idolatry and breaking shabbat connected? What about respect for parents? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 7:6-7 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 772What is real idolatry? And is sorcery real? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 7:4-5 · 13 min · Season 29 Episode 771Should we stone an ox to preserve the dignity of a condemned person? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 7:3 · 10 min · Season 29 Episode 770Can we use a Roman method of execution? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 7:1-2 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 769Can the judges feel love for the person being executed? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 6:5-6 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 768What does God say when a guilty person is executed? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 6:4 · 18 min · Season 29 Episode 767What is worse? The crime or the punishment? The Mishnah is ambivalent. For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 6:2-3 · 13 min · Season 29 Episode 766We respect the dignity of the condemned person, and safeguard their claim to a portion in the world to come! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin…
- Sanhedrin 6:1 · 9 min · Season 29 Episode 765Even after a guilty verdict has been returned, the defence does not give up! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 5:4-5 · 15 min · Season 29 Episode 764Could a unanimous conviction be a valid one? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 5:3 · 9 min · Season 29 Episode 763How do we examine the witnesses and what kind of slips do we permit? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 5:1-2 · 12 min · Season 29 Episode 762How do we examine the witnesses? And what can disqualify them? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 4:5 · 14 min · Season 29 Episode 761What is the value of a human life? And does the Mishnah have anything to say about human rights? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other…
- Sanhedrin 4:2-4 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 760The architecture of the court! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 4:1 · 15 min · Season 29 Episode 759Do the scales of justice always need to be equally-weighted? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 3:7-8 · 9 min · Season 29 Episode 758Can we bring new evidence to overturn a verdict? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 3:6 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 757How do we examine the witnesses? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 3:3-5 · 14 min · Season 29 Episode 756When is a witness an enemy? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 3:1-2 · 10 min · Season 29 Episode 755When can a litigant object to a judge? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 2:4-5 · 13 min · Season 29 Episode 754May a king enrich himself? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 2:2-3 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 753May a king forgo the respect and honour due to him? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 2:2 · 11 min · Season 29 Episode 752Is a king subject to the rule of law? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 2:1 · 15 min · Season 29 Episode 751Is a High Priest subject to the law? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 1:6 · 18 min · Season 29 Episode 750What's so special about the number 71? Or 23? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 1:4-5 · 14 min · Season 29 Episode 749How many judges do we need for an animal? Or a tribe? Or a high priest? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to…
- Sanhedrin 1:2-3 · 10 min · Season 29 Episode 748How many judges do we need to declare a leap-year? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Sanhedrin 1:1 · 8 min · Season 29 Episode 747Creating a perfect society! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSanhedrin For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Bava Batra 10:8 · 14 min · Season 28 Episode 746How to get wise? Learn civil law! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Bava Batra 10:7 · 14 min · Season 28 Episode 745Trouble with brothers, identical twins, conspirators and pairs? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to…
- Bava Batra 10:5-6 · 11 min · Season 28 Episode 743What if the loan document is invalid? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Bava Batra 10:4 · 7 min · Season 28 Episode 742When do both parties need to consent? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.com
- Bava Batra 10:3 · 11 min · Season 28 Episode 741Can a husband divorce his wife without her knowledge? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to…
- Bava Batra 10:2 · 11 min · Season 28 Episode 740What if the document is ambiguous? What if part of it is erased? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to…
- Bava Batra 10:1 · 8 min · Season 28 Episode 739Different ways of writing a legal document? Folded and smooth! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatBavaBatra For other resources go to…







