Introduction to the Mishnah and Talmud
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The definition of נזיקין, is
-Damages
Which following tractate is NOT included in סדר זרעים?
-Tahara -Shabbat
Which following tractate is NOT included in סדר מועד?
-Demai -Maasrot
Seder קדשים included the following three tractates?
-Zavachim, Menachot, Chullin.
The words משנה למלך mean
-Deputy to a King
Why are these tractates referred to as משנה?
-It is similar to the words משנה למלך, since the written Torah is the king and the Mishnah is subordinate to it.
The sages of the Gemara are called
-אמוראים
- בית שמאי lived during the time of the- תנאים
- בית הלל lived during the times of the -תנאים
- חנניה was an -תנא
The meaning of תנא is
-Teacher
The definition of an אמורא is
-It means “interpreter” in Aramaic.
- רב יודה הנשיא was considered a - תנא
- סיפרה and ספרי where compiled by -רבי חייא.
What is the purpose of the סיפרא and ספרי?
-To expound and teach the basic principles of the משנה
The תוספתא was compiled by
רבי חייא
What is the purpose of the תוספתא?
-To explain the subject matter of the Mishnah
Many ברייתות were written by
בר-קפרא and ר' הושעיא
Which two Sages compiled the מכילתא?
ר' ישמעאל and ר' עקיבא
Was the משנה, סיפרא, סיפרי, תוספתא, ברייתות, מכילתא compiled before or after the Talmud?
-Before
Define אגדה
-Non-legal interpretations of the Torah
Provide an example of Midrashim that fall under אגדה?
-מדרש רבה and מדרש תנחומא
The Sages who delved into the אגדה were referred to by their counterparts as what?
-Rabbis of the Aggadah
The ספרי has 2 volumes on דברים and on במדבר. מסכתות קטנות are SMALL TRACTATES and they are also considered ברייתות.
Which מסכתות קטנות were not included in the Talmud?
אבות, סופרים, שמחות, כלה, דרך ארץ, פרק שולם, ארץ ישראל.
Can we recognize when the Gemara quotes a ברייתא? How?
-Yes, by the following introductory words
תנו רבנן, תני חדא, תניא אידך, תניא, תנא תונא
How does the Gemara present ברייתות of ר' אושעיא and ר' חייא?
תנו רבנן - the Rabbis taught -
All the אמוראים were obligated to know the entire
-משנה
When does the גמרא ask מאיקא שמעלן - “What is he telling us”?
-In a case where the אמורא states or reiterates what was said in the משנה.
When the גמרא states “תנן” it is introducing to us a
-Mishnah
When does the גמרא use the words תנא תונא and תניא to introduce a ברייתא?
-Anywhere the גמרא is presenting a Berayta not written by ר' הושעיא or ר' חייא
The תלמוד ירושלמי
-THE JERUSALEM TALMUD
- רבי יוחנן was the disciple of