Moed Katan 8
The principle and application of ein mearvin simcha bsimcha

The principle and application of ein mearvin simcha bsimcha
Why a Kohen is not allowed to examine a metzora on Chol Hamoed? Does the rule change in an unwalled city?
Halachic discussion over whether work is permitted on Chol Hamoed to perform a mitzvah
The permitted activities on Chol Hamoed to benefit the public- marking graves to prevent impurity
The debate and contemporary application of Tosefet Shemitta
Is plowing permitted or prohibited during the Shemitta year? How can the plowing process teach us about spiritual and personal growth?
Opening introduction to the concept and special opportunity of chol hamoed in contrast to yomtov and the weekday, Rabbinic permission to engage in activities to avoid financial loss to encourage simchat yomtov.
The idea and message behind hagbah- lifting up the Torah for all to see. 3 takeaways from the Masechet.
The rule when reading the tochacha/curse sections of the Torah, that we may not stop in the middle or make a blessing over this section
The special maftir and haftara readings of Shekalim, Zachor, Parah and Hachodesh- what happens when there is a clash of two possible haftarot- Rosh Chodesh on Shabbat during the 7 weeks of comfort following 9 Av?
The Divine Presence exists in the shuls and batei medrash in the exiles of the Jewish people
The precious prayer said before going to sleep asking forgiveness and releasing any wrongdoings others did to a person throughout the day
May a Navi be stacked on a Chumash or vice-versa? What about a Navi and book of Ketuvim?
Was Jerusalem split among the tribes of Israel? What about Har Habayit?
The public reading and translation of the tochacha - the good, the bad, and the ugly
The origins of the unique institution of reading the haftara on Shabbat and Yom Tov
May an under-bar-mitzvah age child receive an aliyah? Does it matter which parsha or aliyah it would be for?
The special blessings of Rosh Chodesh in reward for the women's efforts in preventing the sin of the golden calf
Should a person who is making a blessing over the Torah read along with the Baal Koreh?
The value of mitzvah performance at the earliest possible time of day versus the value of kiddush Hashem in public and brov am hadrat melech
How much of the Megilla must be read to fulfill the mitzvah of kriat megilla
Laws of Parshat Zachor together with the baal koreh
The laws and deeper idea behind reading the megilla out of order
The episode of Yosef and Binyamin crying on each other shoulders when they reunited- what did this moment symbolize?
The principle that one should attribute one's ideas to the source they come from
The most effective moment in Jewish history that brought the Jewish people to do teshuva
How to understand Yaakov telling Rachel that he could beat Lavan with his own deception- what did Yaakov mean by this?
Why the Jewish People were deserving a decree of annihilation at the time of the Purim story?
The opening speech of Rav Nachman Bar Yitzchak that the decree on the Jewish people in the Purim story was by a common person as opposed to a king
The Megilla's use of the words "Vayehi Biymei" as words of foreboding and crisis