Study Guide Makkot 14. The debate between Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Yitzchak is discussed regarding whether or not one gets lashes for sins that one gets karet or death by the court.  The gemara then relates to the source of the next part of the mishna – that one gets lashes for eating kodashim when they…

This week’s shiurim are sponsored for refuah shleima for Avraham Moshe ben Pesha Etel. The Gemara brings Rabbi Yochanan’s opinions regarding a negative commandment that is preceded by a positive one.  Does one get lashes or not.  How is it different from a negative commandment that has a positive commandment written after it to”correct it”  (lav…

Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish’s debates continue regarding whether one gets lashes for a doubtful warning (a warning given when it wasn’t clear whether the person was going to violate the prohibition) and a negative commandment that does not have an action associated with it.  Both are derived from the same tanna – Rabbi Yehuda and…

Our mishna said that one who doesn’t take truma and maaser gets lashes but did not mention one who doesn’t give the maaser designated for the poor.  Rav adds that case to the list and his opinion finds support in another tannitic source.  Other sins are listed regarding beit hamikdash type sins that one would get lashes.  Rabbi Shimon’s opinion…

Study Guide Makkot 18. Opinions are brought regarding whether putting the bikkurim beside the alter or reading the text of the bikkurim is critical to fulfilling the mitzva.  The case of maaser sheni mentioned in the mishna is analyzed as it seems to also appear in the previous mishna.

The mishna listed a case where one plowed and received eight sets of lashes because of unique circumstances.  Does one get multiple punishments for an act on yom tov that involves multiple melachot (as one does on Shabbat)?  If so, why isn’t planting also listed in the mishna?  Eight other suggestions are made to cases that could…

How were the lashes administered?  What situations would provide enough embarrassment for the one getting the lashes that even if some of the lashes were given or in some cases, even if none were yet administered, one would already have fulfilled receiving the punishment?  Why was the whip made from a calf and a donkey?  An…

While there are 613 mitzvot in the Torah, David and some of the prophets narrowed it down to a smaller list of the most basic mitzvot.   Why were these specific ones chosen, most of them people justice and righteousness and involving relations between people and not God?  The masechet ends with the famous story of Rabib…