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6th Shiur Mishna Method - Shabbos

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A shiur on the Mishna method related to Shabbos.

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Wow. >> Okay, we are now in the Mishna, >> right? We went through all the structures of Shabas and we saw that there are two fundamental structures of Shabas. The first structure is called the activity structure. It is a generic structure of any activity in the universe. Whatever. And the second thing that's the that's what's called the covert structure because [snorts] under any given activity we can identify the parts of the activity. Remember that what were the parts of the activity? What's the what what is the generic structure of any given activity? So we can identify when we looked at any activity specifically immediately I can identify any of its parts we had what subject instrument action object >> effect >> effect [clears throat] time of action >> where >> place circumstances what circumstance was it done customariness and >> consequences legal consequencees Beautiful. That is true of any activity. It's very important because like this we when you and I talk about activity, we can now talk about to identify any part of the activity. Not only that, we can locate any which part of the activity does it fit. You see it's a beautiful way of referencing any activity or any where it is and so right. [cough] For instance, [clears throat] if I say, well, in order to be right, the object has to say have a certain size, right? Where does that fit? Which part of the activity does the concept of size fit? And the answer is >> object. >> Object. There you are. It's an object requirement. You see, so immediately you see where the fits. You know, if I say, uhoh, this guy didn't know he was doing

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  1. 0:09Wow. >> Okay, we are now in the Mishna, >> right? We went through all the
  2. 6:29there are uh let's say there are 300 mas that we know of. Fine. How do
  3. 13:03means >> exactly what I'm saying. That's the lema of opinion of. Right? Other words, the
  4. 19:29It's it intends to have a relationship with the object, right? What's the relationship? wipe it
  5. 25:56>> It protects it. >> Protects what? >> Protects the plant so it'll grow. >> Oh,
  6. 32:25charge you know maybe they because they want to feel righteous that's why they say it's
  7. 38:47saying he had to know all the type of ingredients that could be tra the mixtures
  8. 45:03so on. Anyway, very important ideas. >> Great. Okay. So that's what these secondary key points
  9. 51:26>> It's fine. It's still a condition, but not because of Shabas. Because Yeah, it's much
  10. 57:57puts a needle, which he uses into his baget, it's where they used to carry it.

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