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What is the main topic discussed in the section 'Neziqin'?
What is the main topic discussed in the section 'Neziqin'?
Rav Abba Arikha made a yeshiva in Pumbedita.
Rav Abba Arikha made a yeshiva in Pumbedita.
False
What was Shmuel's profession apart from being a rabbi?
What was Shmuel's profession apart from being a rabbi?
doctor and astronomist
The statement '_____________' means 'The law of the land is the law'.
The statement '_____________' means 'The law of the land is the law'.
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Who is considered the founder of the school in Sura?
Who is considered the founder of the school in Sura?
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The Babylonian Talmud is shorter than the Jerusalem Talmud.
The Babylonian Talmud is shorter than the Jerusalem Talmud.
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Match the rabbis with their contributions:
Match the rabbis with their contributions:
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What is the name of the Jewish political leader/head of the diaspora who maintained a relationship with the Babylonians?
What is the name of the Jewish political leader/head of the diaspora who maintained a relationship with the Babylonians?
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What was Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi's main concern that led him to compile the Mishnah?
What was Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi's main concern that led him to compile the Mishnah?
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The Mishnah was written before the Torah.
The Mishnah was written before the Torah.
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Why did Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi compile the Mishnah?
Why did Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi compile the Mishnah?
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The Mishnah has 63 _______________________ (sections).
The Mishnah has 63 _______________________ (sections).
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What is the main topic of the Mo'ed order in the Mishnah?
What is the main topic of the Mo'ed order in the Mishnah?
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Rambam wrote that Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi did not compile the Mishnah.
Rambam wrote that Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi did not compile the Mishnah.
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Match the order of the Mishnah with its topic:
Match the order of the Mishnah with its topic:
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What was the result of Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi's compilation of the Mishnah?
What was the result of Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi's compilation of the Mishnah?
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Study Notes
The Mishna
- Yehuda Ha-Nasi compiled the Mishnah to preserve Jewish learning and practices after the Bar Kochba revolt.
- The Mishnah is part of the Talmud, a smaller, older version that helped oral practices be remembered.
- Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi redacted (assembled) and edited the Mishnah.
Writing down the Oral Law
- Rambam wrote that Yehuda Ha-Nasi compiled the Mishnah, which had the Oral Law in text.
- Before the Mishnah, the Oral Law was only taught and never written.
- Yehuda gathered all the traditions, enactments, interpretations, and expositions of every portion of the Torah.
- The Mishnah made the Oral Law universally known among Jews and helped them learn Torah again.
- Yehuda taught the Mishnah publicly during his life.
The 6 Orders of the Mishnah
- The Mishnah was systematically created to be a guide to the Jews and to easily find laws of practices.
- The 6 orders of the Mishnah are:
- Zera'im (seeds) - crops, farming, offerings
- Mo'ed (festivals) - Shabbat, festivals, holidays
- Nashim (women) - marriage, divorce, oaths
- Neziqin (civil laws) - civil/criminal laws, judiciary systems, rabbinic authority
- Qodashim (sacred things) - Temple, sacrificial worship
- Tohorot (purity) - rules of purity
Babylonia in the Period of the Talmud
- After the Bar Kochba revolt, many rabbis went to Babylon.
- The Resh Galuta (Exilarch) was a Jewish political leader/head of the diaspora that maintained a relationship with the Babylonians.
Rav and Shmuel's Contributions
- Rav Abba Arikha:
- Died in 248 CE
- Founder of school in Sura
- Introduced the prayer Aleinu into daily services/musaf
- Said that someone who wants to be judged for a case, and forgiven from their sins should go to the Exilarch (Resh Galuta)
- Shmuel:
- Contributed to the academy in Nehardea (which moved to Pumbedita)
- Was a doctor and astronomer
- Died in 254 CE
- Said the statement "Dina de-Malchutcha Dina" (The law of the land is the law)
Dina de-Malchutcha Dina
- "The law of the land is the law" - Jews must pay taxes in the land they are in halachically and follow the laws of the country they are living in.
The Talmud
- The teachings studied by rabbis after the destruction of the second temple form what is known as rabbinic Judaism.
- Made up of the Mishnah and the Gemara.
- The Mishnah is an earlier work, compiled from sages after the destruction of the temple.
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Learn about the introduction to the Mishnah, a part of the Talmud, and how Yehuda Ha-Nasi compiled oral traditions into writing to preserve Jewish practices. Discover how this text helped shape Jewish learning.
