Today's Mishnah Yomi
Bikkurim 1:1 - 1:2
The Mishnah Yomi for Tuesday, July 25, 2028 is Bikkurim 1:1 - 1:2
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Bikkurim Perek 1 Mishnah 1
ביכורים פרק א׳ משנה א׳
Bartenura
יש מביאין בכורים וקורין. מקרא בכורים, מארמי אובד אבי עד סוף הפרשה:
והבריך לתוך של יחיד. שחפר גומא והטמין יחור של אילן בתוכה וכסהו בעפר, והוציא ראש היחור לתוך שדה חבירו או ברשות הרבים. וכן אם הנטיעה עומדת בתוך של חברו או ברשות הרבים, והוציא ראש היחור בתוך שלו אינו מביא כדמפרש בסמוך לפי שאין כל הגידולים מאדמתו:
ודרך היחיד או דרך הרבים באמצע. כגון שיש לו שתי גנות משני צדי הדרכים, אינו מביא, שאין כל הגידולים מאדמתו:
כזה מביא. כיון שיש לו רשות לעשות כן, שמותר לעשות חלל תחת רשות הרבים כשאינו מזיק לרבים כלום, אדמתך קרינן ביה. ומכל מקום סבר רבי יהודה שאע״פ שמביא אינו קורא. ואין הלכה כרבי יהודה:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Bikkurim Perek 1 Mishnah 2
ביכורים פרק א׳ משנה ב׳
Bartenura
האריסין – who receives the field [for personal use] for one-half, one third or one-fourth [of the produce].
חכירות – receives the field [for personal use] for a fixed amount – so-and-many Kor per year, whether it [the field] produces a lot or whether it [the field] produces a little.
סקריקון – someone who murders people – and he [the owner of fields] gives him land in order that he not kill him; and the word סקריקון/Sikrikon – [is an acronym which] comes from “Take this land and leave me [alone]. And even though he gives [it] to him for temporarily, he does not renounce [his ownership] over it, as he holds that today he takes it [away], but tomorrow, I will make a claim against him in court.
האריסין. מקבלין את השדה למחצה לשליש ולרביע:
חכירות. מקבל את השדה בדבר קצוב כך וכך כורים לשנה בין שהיא עושה הרבה בין שהיא עושה מעט:
סקריקון. הורג נפשות ונותן לו קרקע כדי שלא יהרגנו. ולשון סקריקון שא קרקע והניחני. ואע״ג דיהיב ליה לפי שעה לא מחיל ליה דסבר האידנא לשקול ולמחר תבענא ליה בדינא:
Mishnah Yomi FAQ
What is Mishnah Yomi?
Mishnah Yomi is a daily study program where participants study two mishnayot (individual teachings from the Mishnah) every day. By following this program, one can complete the entire Mishnah in about six years.
What is the Mishnah?
The Mishnah is the first major written collection of Jewish oral traditions, forming the basis of the Talmud. It dates back to around 200 CE and consists of teachings and discussions of Jewish law by various rabbis.
Who started the Mishnah Yomi program?
In 1934, the Kozoglover Gaon, Rav Aryeh Tzvi Frommer, who took over from Rav Meir Shapiro (the founder of Daf Yomi) as the head of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, initiated the Mishnah Yomi cycle, focusing on Seder Zeraim and Seder Taharos. After World War II, in 1947, Rav Yonah Sztencl, a disciple of Rav Frommer, expanded the program, advocating for a comprehensive study of Shishah Sidrei Mishnah. The idea of studying two Mishnayos daily gained the support of figures like Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, the Tchebiner Rov, and the Gerer Rebbe, marking the formal inception of Mishnah Yomi.
How long does it take to complete the Mishnah with Mishnah Yomi?
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Can anyone join Mishnah Yomi?
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Do I need to know Hebrew to study Mishnah Yomi?
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Can I study Mishnah Yomi with a group?
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What if I miss a day?
If you miss a day, you can catch up by studying the missed mishnayot alongside the current day’s study or by dedicating some extra time until you’re back on track.
There are those who bring and recite. [They recite] the reading of bikkurim, from "...My father was a fugitive Aramean..." (Devarim, 26:5) to the end of the passage.
But [the tree] leans into [another's] private property. [Someone who] dug a hole and inserted in the ground a shoot from a tree [to propagate the tree and create a new one], but the top of the shoot comes out in the field of his neighbor, or in birshut harabim. And in the same way, if the plant stands in the field of his neighbor or in the birshut harabim, and the top of the shoot comes out in his field; [in these cases] he does not bring, as explained next (Mishnah 2), because not all the growth is in his land.
But a road for an individual or a public road is in the middle . For example, he has two gardens on the two sides of some road; he doesn't bring, because not all the growth is in his land.
כזה מביא – since he has permission to do this, that it is permitted to make a cavity under the public domain and that does not do damage to the public area at all. As we read (Deuteronomy 28:11): “[and the produce of] your soil [in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to assign to you].” But nevertheless, Rabbi Yehuda holds that even though one brings [the First Fruit] but does not recite the passage (Deuteronomy chapter 26:5-10). But the Halakah does not follow [the opinion of] Rabbi Yehuda.