Chanoch Hecht

Tractate Eruvin discusses the eponymous constructs (eruvs) that ease certain rabbinic bans on travel and carrying on the on Shabbat. It concludes with Rabbi Shimeon stating his opinions regarding someone who finds himself outside of the boundary one may w...

The maidens' Tu b'Av song

Berachot is the first tractate of the first order of the Mishnah. The Order of Zeraim (Seeds) primarily deals with laws relating to plants and farming. The connection between Berachot (Blessings) and the agricultural laws is that many blessings are relate...

The tractate of Chagigah (lit. "festivity") details the laws of the biblically mandated thrice-yearly pilgrimage to the Holy Temple—on Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. The tractate also discusses at length the sacrifices offered on these occasions and the re...