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1)

(a)The Mishnah lists the things that Terumah and Bikurim have in common. What happens to a Zar who eats either of them ...

1. ... be'Meizid?

2. ... be'Shogeg?

(b)Having said that a Zar is Chayav Misah, we can only justify the Tana's next statement 'va'Asurim le'Zarim' according to R. Yochanan (in Yoma). What does R. Yochanan say?

(c)What does the Tana mean when he says 've'Heim Nechsei Kohen'?

(d)Into how much Chulin must they fall in order to become Bateil?

1)

(a)The Mishnah lists the things that Terumah and Bikurim have in common (see Tos. R. Akiva Eiger DH 'Harei'). A Zar who eats either of them ...

1. ... be'Meizid - is Chayav Misah bi'Yedei Shamayim (see Tos. R. Akiva Eiger).

2. ... be'Shogeg - has to pay the Kohen an extra fifth (see Tiferes Yisrael).

(b)Having said that a Zar is Chayav Misah, we can only justify the Tana's next statement 'va'Asurim le'Zarim' according to R. Yochanan who says (in Yoma) - 'Chatzi Shi'ur Asur min ha'Torah (see also Tos. Yom-Tov Chalah 1:8).

(c)When the Tana says 've'Heim Nechsei Kohen' he means - that the Kohen may sell it to another Kohen and purchase with the proceeds whatever he pleases, even Avadim, land and T'reifah animals (see also Perek 3, Mishnah 12).

(d)In order to become Bateil - they must fall into a hundred times as much Chulin.

2)

(a)What must ...

1. ... a Tahor Kohen do before eating (or even touching) Terumah or Bikurim?

2. ... Tamei Kohen do before eating them?

(b)What do we learn from the Pasuk in Emor (in connection with Terumah) ...

1. ... "u'Umeisu bo ki Yechaleluhu"?

2. ... "u'Va ha'Shemesh ve'Taher"?

(c)What is the source for the Din that Terumah requires washing the hands?

(d)From where do we know that all these Dinim pertain to Bikurim as well?

2)

(a)Before eating (or even touching) Terumah or Bikurim ...

1. ... a Tahor Kohen - must wash his hands (even before touching them).

2. ... a Tamei Kohen - must Tovel and wait for nightfall.

(b)We learn from the Pasuk in Emor ...

1. ... "u'Umeisu Bo ki Yechaleluhu" - that a Zar who eats Terumah is Chayav Misah bi'Yedei Shamayim.

2. ... "u'Va ha'Shemesh ve'Taher, ve'Achar Yochal min ha'Kodshim" (see Tos. Yom-Tov) - that, after Tevilah, a Tamei Kohen must wait until nightfall before eating it.

(c)The source for the Din that Terumah requires washing the hands is - that S'tam hands have a Din of a Sheini le'Tum'ah (mi'de'Rabbanan) and therefore disqualify Terumah.

(d)We know that all these Dinim pertain to Bikurim as well - since the Torah refers to Bikurim as Terumah ("u'Terumas Yadecha").

3)

(a)When the Tana says that all these Dinim pertain to Terumah and Bikurim, what is he coming to preclude?

(b)What is one permitted to purchase with Ma'aser-Sheini money?

(c)Into how much must it fall in order to become Bateil? When will it not become Bateil?

(d)At which stage may someone who is Tamei eat Ma'aser-Sheini?

3)

(a)When the Tana says that all these Dinim pertain to Terumah and Bikurim, he is coming to preclude - Ma'aser Sheini, which is not subject to any of them (see Tos. R. Akiva Eiger).

(b)With Ma'aser-Sheini money - one is permitted to purchase only food that can be eaten in Yerushalayim (preferably animals to bring as Korbanos).

(c)In order to become Bateil - it must fall into a majority of Chulin (provided it will not become permitted automatically, as we will see later in the Perek).

(d)Someone who is Tamei eat Ma'aser-Sheini - from the moment he Tovels.

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4)

(a)The Mishnah now lists the things that Ma'aser Sheini and Bikurim have in common, but not Terumah. What do they share with regard to ...

1. ... location?

2. ... what must the owner recite there?

(b)Under which circumstances are their respective owners not permitted to eat them (according to the Tana Kama)?

(c)We know that Bikurim too, must be taken to Yerushalayim from the Pasuk "va'Haveisem Shamah ... u'Terumas Yedchem" (which refers directly to Bikurim). What is the source for Viduy with regard to ...

1. ... Ma'aser Sheini?

2. ... Bikurim?

(d)What is the Torah coming to include in the Parshah of Viduy when it writes there "ve'Gam Nesativ la'Levi"?

(e)Then why does the Mishnah preclude them here?

4)

(a)The Mishnah now lists the things that Ma'aser Sheini and Bikurim have in common, but not Terumah. Both ...

1. ... must be eaten in Yerushalayim.

2. ... must recite Viduy ('confession') there (even on their own), as the Torah writes in ki-Savo'.

(b)According to the Tana Kama, their respective owners are not permitted to eat them - when they are On'nim (on the day that one of their close relatives dies [see Tiferes Yisrael]).

(c)We know that Bikurim too, must be taken to Yerushalayim from the Pasuk "va'Haveisem Shamah ... u'Terumas Yedchem" (which refers directly to Bikurim). The source for Viduy with regard to ...

1. ... Ma'aser Sheini is - from the Pasuk in ki-Savo "ve'Amarta ... Bi'arti ha'Kodesh min ha'Bayis".

2. ... Bikurim is - from the Pasuk there "ve'Anisa ve'Amarta ... Arami Oveid Avi".

(d)When the Mishnah writes there "ve'Gam Nesativ la'Levi", it is coming to inclyude Terumah and T'rumas Ma'aser in the Parshah of Viduy.

(e)The Mishnah nevertheless precludes them here - because they are only included together with the other Chiyuvim, but not on their own.

5)

(a)What does the Tana Kama learn from the Pasuk in ki Savo ...

1. ... "Lo Achalti be'Oni mimenu"?

2. ... "ve'Samachta be'Chol ha'Tov"?

(b)The Torah in Ki-Savo specifically subjects Ma'aser Sheini to Biy'ur (in the fourth and eighth years) from the Pasuk "Bi'arti ha'Kodesh min ha'Bayis". From where does the Tana Kama learn that Bikurim is included, too?

(c)On what grounds does R. Shimon disagree with the Tana Kama both with regard to the Din of Onein and the Din of Biy'ur?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah throughout the Mishnah?

5)

(a)The Tana Kama learns from the Pasuk in ki Savo ...

1. ... "Lo Achalti be'Oni mimenu" - that an Onein cannot eat Ma'aser Sheini.

2. ... "ve'Samachta be'Chol ha'Tov" - that he cannot eat Bikurim either (see Tos. R. Akiva Eiger).

(b)The Torah in ki-Savo specifically subjects Ma'aser Sheini to Biy'ur (in the fourth and eighth years) from the Pasuk "Bi'arti ha'Kodesh min ha'Bayis", and he inporporates Bikurim from - the word "ha'Kodesh".

(c)R. Shimon disagrees with the Tana Kama both with regard to the Din of Onein and the Din of Biy'ur - because Bikurim is compared to Terumah (as we learned in the previous Mishnah).

(d)The Halachah is - like the Chachamim throughout the Mishnah.

6)

(a)What do Ma'aser Sheini and Bikurim have in common regarding ...

1. ... Bitul?

2. ... if one transplants the mixture in Yerushalayim?

(b)We might have thought that it is permitted (to Zarim and to animals) because it does not have Matirin. Why is it in fact forbidden?

(c)And why does Rebbi Shimon nevertheless rule that it is permitted?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah throughout the Mishnah?

(e)What does the Mishnah finally state about Terumah vis-a-vis all the above?

6)

(a)Both Ma'aser Sheini and Bikurim ...

1. ... do not become Bateil in Chulin in Yerushalayim (because it is is a 'Davar she'Yesh lo Matirin' (See Tiferes Yisrael and Tos. Yom-Yov).

2. ... in the event that one transplants the above mixture in Yerushalayim - remain Asur to be eaten outside Yerushalayim, even by Zarim (Bikurim) and animals (Ma'aser Sheini.

(b)We might have thought that it is permitted (to Zarim and to animals) because it does not have Matirin. It is nevertheless forbidden - because the title 'Bikurim' and 'Ma'aser' pertains to them with regard to eating them outside Yerushalayim.

(c)Rebbi Shimon nevertheless rules that it is permitted -

(d)The Halachah throughout the Mishnah is - like the Chachamim.

(e)The Mishnah finally states that all the above rulings - do not pertain to Terumah (see Tos. R. Akiva Eiger).

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7)

(a)The Mishnah now lists the things that Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini have in common. What does the Tana mean when he says that they 'forbid the granary', whereas Bikurim does not?

(b)They also have a Shi'ur, whereas Bikurim does not (see Tos. Yom-Tov). If the Shi'ur of Ma'aser Sheini is a tenth, what is the Shi'ur of Terumah?

(c)Bikurim applies to the 'seven species'. To which species do Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini apply?

7)

(a)The Mishnah now lists the things that Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini have in common. When the Tana says that they 'forbid the granary', (whereas Bikurim does not), he means - that until one has separated them, the rest of the produce is Tevel, and Asur even to Kohanim.

(b)They also have a Shi'ur, whereas Bikurim does not (see Tos. Yom-Tov). The Shi'ur of Ma'aser Sheini is a tenth, whereas that of Terumah - is a fiftieth ('T'rei me'Me'ah' [see also Tiferes Yisrael], though it is only mi'de'Rabbanan).

(c)Bikurim applies to the 'seven species' - Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini, to all crops that grow from the ground (mi'de'Rabbanan).

8)

(a)What is the difference between Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini on the one hand, and Bikurim on the other, as to when they apply?

(b)From where do we learn that Bikurim is restricted to when the Beis-Hamikdash is standing?

(c)What distinction does the Tana draw between them with regard to 'Arisus, Chakirus and Gazlan'?

(d)What do we learn from the Pasuk in Ki-Savo "Bikurei Admascha"?

8)

(a)The difference between Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini on the one hand, and Bikurim on the other, is - that the former applies even when the Beis ha'Mikdash is not standing (see Tos. Yom-Tov), whereas the latter does not.

(b)The source for the latter is - the Pasuk "ve'Hinicho Lifnei Mizbach Elokecha".

(c)'Arisin, Chakirin and Gazlanin', says the Tana - are all subject to Terumah and Ma'aser Sheini, but not to Bikurim ...

(d)... as we learn from the Pasuk in Ki-Savo "Bikurei Admascha" (which precludes fruit that grows in land that one does not fully own, from Bikurim.

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9)

(a)The Tana now lists seven Halachos that are peculiar to Bikurim alone (and not to Terumah and Ma'aser Sheni). The first and second of these we learn from the Pasuk "Bikurei Kol Asher be'Artzam" and "Bikurei Kol" and "me'Reishis Kol" respectively. What do we learn from ...

1. ... "Bikurei Kol Asher be'Artzam"?

2. ... "Bikurei Kol" and "me'Reishis Kol"?

(b)The third peculiarity pertaining to Bikurim is the fact that one remains responsible for them until they reach the Azarah, as we learnt in the previous Perek. Of the remaining four, two of them are that they require both Korban and Shir. What are the final two?

(c)What do we learn from the 'Gezeirah-Shavah' ...

1. ... "ve'Samachta be'Chol ha'Tov" and "ve'Zavachta Shelamim ... ve'Samachta" (also in Ki-Savo, in connection with Har Gerizim and Har Eival)?

2. ... "be'Chol ha'Tov" and "ke'Shir Agavim Yafeh Kol u'Meitiv Nagein"?

3. ... "ve'Lakach ha'Kohen ha'Tene mi'Yadecha" and "Yadav Tevi'enah es Ishei Hash-m" (in Tzav, in connection with the Korban Shelamim)?

(d)And what do we learn from the Pasuk in Re'ei "u'Fanisa ba'Boker ve'Halachta le'Ohalecha"?

9)

(a)The Tana now lists seven Halachos that are peculiar to Bikurim alone (and not to Terumah and Ma'aser Sheni). The first and second of these we learn from the Pasuk "Bikurei Kol Asher be'Artzam" and "Bikurei Kol" and "me'Reishis Kol" respectively. We learn from ...

1. ... "Bikurei Kol Asher be'Artzam" - that even fruit that is still attached to the tree is subject to Bikurim.

2. ... "Bikurei Kol" and "me'Reishis Kol" - that one is permitted to declare all the fruit in his field Bikurim (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(b)The third peculiarity pertaining to Bikurim is the fact that one remains responsible for them until they reach the Azarah, as we learnt in the previous Perek. Of the remaining four, two of them are that they require both Korban and Shir. The final two are - that they require Tenufah (waving) and Linah (staying in Yeeushalayim overnight).

(c)We learn from the 'Gezeirah-Shavah' ...

1. ... "ve'Samachta be'Chol ha'Tov" and "ve'Zavachta Shelamim ... ve'Samachta" (also in Ki-Savo, in connection with Har Gerizim and Har Eival) - that Bikurim require a Korban Shelamim.

2. ... "be'Chol ha'Tov" and "ke'Shir Agavim Yafeh Kol u'Meitiv Nagein" - that they require Shir.

3. ... "ve'Lakach ha'Kohen ha'Tene mi'Yadecha" and "Yadav Tevi'enah es Ishei Hash-m" (in Tzav, in connection with the Korban Shelamim) - that Bikurim require Tenufah.

(d)And what do we learn from the Pasuk in Re'ei "u'Fanisa ba'Boker ve'Halachta le'Ohalecha" that they require Linah (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

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10)

(a)Now the Tana discusses T'rumas Ma'aser. Why did the Chachamim forbid separating Terumah min ha'Tahor al ha'Tamei?

(b)How does this explain why we compare Terumas to Bikurim in this regard rather than to Terumah?

(c)On the other hand, we compare it to Terumah in two regards, one of them that it forbids the granary. In which other regard do we compare Terumas Ma'aser to Terumah (and not to Bikurim)?

10)

(a)Now the Tana discusses Terumas Ma'aser. The Chachamim forbid separating Terumah min ha'Tahor al ha'Tamei - because they were afraid that one would deliberately keep them apart, thereby contravening the Chiyuv of min ha'Mukaf (that all the Tevel that is being covered by one's Maasros should be close together).

(b)This explains why we compare Terumas Ma'aser to Bikurim (which one may separate min ha'Tahor al ha'Tamei) rather than to Terumah - since min ha'Mukaf does not apply to either of them (see Tos. Yom-Tov, Tiferes Yisrael and Tos. R. Akiva Eiger).

(c)On the other hand, we compare it to Terumah in two regards, one of them that it forbids the granary, the other - that it has a Shi'ur like Terumah.

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11)

(a)If Esrog-trees (Halachcally) resembles other fruit-trees in three ways, in how many ways do they resemble vegetables?

(b)Besides being subject to Orlah and Neta Revai, in which other way do they resemble fruit-trees?

(c)In that case, which stage of growth will determine these three Halachos?

11)

(a)Esrog-trees (Halachcally) resemble other fruit-trees in three ways - and vegetables in only one.

(b)Besides being subject to Orlah and Neta Revai, they resemble fruit-trees regarding - Shevi'is (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(c)The stage of growth that therefore determine these three Halachos is - the Chanatah (when the buds turn into a fruit [see Tos. Yom-Tov DH 'le'Orlah']).

12)

(a)In which area of Halachah will Esrog-trees resemble vegetables?

(b)Which stage of 'growth' will therefore determine all the Dinim connected with Ma'asros?

(c)This is the opinion of Raban Gamliel. What does Rebbi Eliezer say?

12)

(a)Esrog-trees resemble vegetables in the area of - Ma'asros (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(b)Consequently - it is the picking that will determine all the Dinim connected with Ma'asros (see Tiferes Yisrael).

(c)According to Rebbi Eliezer - Esrog-trees resemble other trees in all regards.

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13)

(a)The Tana now discusses Dam Mehalchei Sh'tayim. What is 'Dam Mehalchei Sh'tayim'?

(b)What does the Tana learn regarding it from ...

1. ... Dam Behemah?

2. ... Dam ha'Sheretz?

(c)What does he learn from the Pasuk in Re'ei "al ha'Aretz Tishpechenu ka'Mayim"?

(d)Under what condition will someone who eats Dam Sheretz be subject to Malkos?

13)

(a)The Tana now discusses Dam Mehalchei Sh'tayim - with reference to human blood (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(b)From Dam ...

1. ... Behemah the Tana learns - that it is Machshir (detached) seeds and fruit (renders them ready to receive Tum'ah), and from Dam ...

2. ... Dam ha'Sheretz - that one does not transgress a La'av for 'eating' blood.

(c)He learn from the Pasuk in Re'ei "al ha'Aretz Tishpechenu ka'Mayim" - that the blood of an animal is Machshir Lekabel Tum'ah (like water).

(d)Someone who eats Dam Sheretz will nevertheless be subject to Malkos - if the witnesses warn him not to eat 'Sheretz'.

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14)

(a)The Tana now discusses a Coy. What are the three possible definitions of Coy?

(b)Does it have the Din of a Behemah or of a Chayah?

14)

(a)The Tana now discusses a Coy, which, besides being an independent species - might also be either what is known as a wild ram, or a cross between a he-goat and a doe (a female deer [see Tos. Yom-Tov]).

(b)In fact - the Chachamim were not sure whether it is a Behemah or a Chayah.

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15)

(a)What will now be the Din if someone Shechts one of the possible Coys with regard to ...

1. ... Kisuy ha'Dam?

2. ... Kisuy ha'Dam on Yom-Tov if one Shechted it (which he ought not to have done)?

(b)Why is Shechting it on Yom-Tov prohibitted Lechatchilah?

15)

(a)If someone Shechts one of the possible Coys - he will ...

1. ... be Chayav Kisuy ha'Dam (because it may be a Chayah), but without a B'rachah (because it may be a Behemah).

2. ... be forbidden to perform Kisuy ha'Dam with it, should he Shecht it on Yom-Tov, which he ought not to have done Lechatchilah (see Tos. Yom-Tov) ...

(b)... precisely because (due to the fact that the ashes for the Mitzvah may well be prepared for a Vaday Chiyuv, but not for a Safek) one cannot perform Kisuy ha'Dam on the blood.

16)

(a)What do we learn from the Pasuk in Tzav (in connection with the Cheilev of a Behemah) "ve'Cheilev Neveilah ... Ye'aseh le'Chol Melachah"?

(b)What will now be the status of someone who eats the Cheilev of the Neveilah of a Coy?

(c)Bearing in mind the Pasuk in Ki-Sisa "u'Peter Chamor Tifdeh be'Seh", may one redeem a firstborn donkey with a Coy?

16)

(a)We learn from the Pasuk in Tzav (in connection with the Cheilev of a Behemah) "ve'Cheilev Neveilah ... Ye'aseh le'Chol Melachah" - that the Cheilev of a Kasher Behemah (but not of a Kasher Chayah) is Tahor.

(b)Someone who eats the Cheilev of the Neveilah of a Coy - will have the status of Safek Tamei.

(c)In spite of the Pasuk in Ki-Sisa "u'Peter Chamor Tifdeh be'Seh" - one may not redeem a firstborn donkey with a Coy (since it may be a Chayah [see Tos. Yom-Tov).

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17)

(a)Bearing in mind that the Cheilev of a Chayah is permitted, may one eat the Cheilev of a Coy?

(b)Why is someone who does so not subject to Kareis?

17)

(a)In spite of the fact that the Cheilev of a Chayah is permitted, one may not eat the Cheilev of a Coy - since it might be a Behemah.

(b)And someone who does so is not subject to Kares (see also Tiferes Yisrael) - because it might just as well be a Chayah.

18)

(a)Why may one not purchase a Coy with Ma'aser-Sheni money to eat in Yerushalayim?

(b)According to R. Eliezer, a Coy is not subject to Matanos (Zero'a, Lechayayim ve'Keivah). Why is that?

(c)What do the Chachamim say, based on the Pasuk in Shoftim (in connection with Matanos) "Im Shor Im Seh"?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

18)

(a)One may not purchase a Coy with Ma'aser-Sheni money to eat in Yerushalayim - since it may be a Behemah, and one is only permitted to purchase a Behemah with Ma'aser Sheni money to bring as a Shelamim (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(b)According to R. Eliezer, a Coy is not subject to Matanos (Zero'a, Lechayayim ve'Keivah) - since it may be a Chayah, which is Patur from Matanos, in which the owner can say to the Kohen 'prove that it is a Behemah and I will pay you'.

(c)The Chachamim say that the Pasuk in Shoftim (in connection with Matanos) "Im Shor Im Seh" - comes to incorporate a Coy in the Din of Matanos.

(d)The Halachah is like R. Eliezer (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

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19)

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

1. ... breeding a Coy with a Chayah?

2. ... breeding a Coy with a Behemah?

3. ... someone (who owns a Coy and) who bequeathes his son his Behemah and his Chayah?

(b)How does the Rambam explain the words 'Chayaso u'Behemto'?

(c)What are the ramifications of his explanation?

(d)And what does the Tana rule in a case where somebody points to a Coy and declares that he will a Nazir if it is a. a Chayah b. a Behemah? Why is that?

(e)What will be the Din if he makes the same declaration but on condition that the animal is either both a Behemah and a Chayah or neither?

19)

(a)The Mishnah rules that ...

1. ... one may not breed a Coy either with a Chayah or with ...

2. ... a Behemah.

3. ... if someone (who owned a Coy) bequeaths his son (see Tifefes Yisrael) his Behemah and his Chayah - he includes Vaday Behemos and Vaday Chayos, but not animals that are a Safek.

(b)The Rambam explains the words 'Chayaso u'Behemto' to mean - either his Chayah or his Behemah.

(c)... in which case it appears - that if he specifically wrote both, then his son would indeed acquire them.

(d)And in a case where somebody points to a Coy and declares that he will be a Nazir if it is a. a Chayah, b. a Behemah, the Tana rules - that he is a Nazir, on account of the principle 'Safek Isur Lehachmir'.

(e)And the same will apply if he makes the same declaration - but on condition that the animal is either both a Behemah and a Chayah, or neither of them.

20)

(a)In all other regards a Coy has the joint Dinim of a Behemah and a Chayah. How many areas of Halachah are affected by this statement?

(b)Besides the fact that it requires Shechitah, which other two areas is the Tana referring to?

20)

(a)In all other regards a Coy has the joint Dinim of a Behemah and a Chayah. This statement affects - three areas of Halachah (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

(b)Besides the fact that it requires Shechitah - it is also Metamei because of Neveilah in the event of its death and it is subject to Eiver min ha'Chai in its lifetime (see Tiferes Yisrael.