Mishna
The Torah was given as both Writen and Oral law. The Oral Law was written down for the first time by Rabbi Yehudah Hanasi, who codified Jewish Law into the Six Tractates of the Mishna.
Rabbi Hershel Reichman learns the third chapter of Mishnayot Taanit, which discusses other fasts for National catastrophes and the story of Choni Hamaagel. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats.
Rabbi Hershel Reichman teaches the final chapter of Mishnayot Taanit, perek 4. The perek speaks about the times of Birchat Kohanim, special holidays of the Temple Era such as the holiday of completing the wood-chopping for the mizbe'ach, the fasts of Shiva Asar B'Tamu and Tisha B'Av, and the holiday of the fifteenth of Av. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats.
In the first chapter on Mishnayot Taanit, the Rabbis describe praying for rain in Israel, and the procedure for declaring public fasts and days of repentance during times of drought. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats.
In the second chapter of Mishnayot Taanit, our Rabbis teach us the prayers for rain during fast days in Israel, the rules for the Kohanim on duty in the Temple, and rules for Jewish people on the watch in the Temple. The Chapter also discusses minor holidays of the Second Temple Era. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats.
