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    Chapter 5 · Mitzvot and study

    Commandments dependent on the land

    Lesson 17 of 58 20 min

    Study commandments dependent on the land and trace the argument.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Distinguish land obligations from personal obligations
    • 02Read the rule before its exceptions
    • 03State the passage’s conclusion and its limits
    01

    Source and decoding

    Kiddushin 36b
    כל מצוה שהיא תלויה בארץ – אינה נוהגת אלא בארץ, ושאינה תלויה בארץ – נוהגת בין בארץ בין בחוצה לארץ,

    Land-dependent commandments apply in the Land; other obligations apply abroad as well.

    1. 1Distinguish land obligations from personal obligations
    2. 2Read the rule before its exceptions
    3. 3Trace orlah, mixed species, and new grain on dapim 37-39
    Insight

    The Mishnah continues with exceptions: orlah and mixed species, and according to Rabbi Eliezer, new grain as well. Do not infer from the rule alone.

    Practice

    Build a table: source, action, and result. Trace orlah, mixed species, and new grain on dapim 37-39

    Lesson wrap-up

    Land-dependent commandments apply in the Land; other obligations apply abroad as well.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 2

    What is a personal obligation?

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