Understanding how the Torah conveys prohibitions of eating and prohibitions of deriving benefit • Is Orlah restricted if grown for the public? • Jews may derive benefit from Trumah; why does the Gemara equate Levites to Israelites regarding giving gifts to Kohanim? • One may not eat sheratzim, forbidden creatures, but one may sell them if obtained inadvertently • Chametz on Pesach may not be eaten, may one derive benefit from it? • One may derive benefit from Cheilev, forbidden fats. Does it transmit ritual impurity? • May one derive benefit from the sciatic nerve? The answer hinges on a debate of logical deduction • Non-sacrificial meat slaughtered in the temple: a biblical or rabbinic prohibition?

Safe prayer must embody humility • Vows: The astounding power of human speech • How we relate to God impacts our sense of morality, and how society develops • Pathological selfishness leads to self-destruction • Love man, and ascend the path to draw close to God

Can liquids contract ritual impurity? • Can liquids transmit ritual impurity? • Are sacrificial liquids different? • The blood of slaughtered beasts and birds facilitate the ability to contract ritual impurity - is this biblical or rabbinic? • What types of blood are prohibited to consume? • When does the high priest wearing the tzitz ameliorate errors of the sacrificial service? • Chagai the prophet's pop quiz

Be sensitive to your friends, and if you detect any faltering, find ways to support them with dignity • Humility is a natural consequence of apprehending reality • Prayer: manage the risks of a dangerous art

What concerns factor into the obligation to search for chametz? • Ritual impurity of Jewish and non-Jewish corpses • The natural confluence of idolatry and murder • Explore the interplay between certitude and doubt • When can wishful thinking be useful?

Why is the tractate Pesachim plural? Why are many tractates plural? • Why must we search with a candle, and does a flashlight qualify as a candle? • When must we search for chametz, twilight or night? • Why did the Rabbis require us to search for chametz before Pesach? • Black holes: A biblically revealed phenomenon • Why did the Sages call it Pesachim instead of the Biblical name, Chag HaMatzos?

Exertion to honor the wise imbues one's children with refinement • Exertion to honor the poor imbues ones children with receptivity to Torah and mitzvos among the Jewish nation • Cleaving to the wise until their burial confers immortal blessings of peace • Meteoric growth typifies the human condition • Appreciate the benefits of any government, yet recognize that even good leadership is limited • Even for the righteous, wisdom dispels the contagion of evil • Wisdom leads to life best lived, therefore don't be reluctant ~ do what's right joyously

Remote transportation • Relieving oneself and spitting across domains • Drinking across domains • Collecting rainwater across domains • Phantom structures: heaps and barriers that might move • Utilizing tree branches and roots on Shabbos

Restraining oneself from evil speech fills each day with peace • Chutzpah towards acknowledged superiors corrodes healthy social interactions • Punishment by proxy: human collateral • God reaches out to us as a father, brother and friend • Raw drive makes for foolish leadership • Widen your perspective to make better choices • Deep learning can thrive by seeking out fresh perspectives

Transport of vessels between rooftops, courtyards, and enclosures • The extent of rabbinic legislative power • Explore the multifarious implications of a one-sided partition: for eruvin, agricultural laws, divorce, and prayer