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Mishnah is the first compilation of the oral law, authored by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (approx. 200 C.E.); the germinal statements of law elucidated by the Gemara, together with which they constitute the Talmud. Translated by Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) Tour of the Mishnah.
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The books which set out the Mishnah in its original structure, together with the associated Gemara, are known as Talmuds. Two Talmuds were compiled, the Babylonian Talmud (to which the term "Talmud" normally refers) and the Jerusalem Talmud. Unlike the Hebrew Mishnah, the Gemara is written primarily in Aramaic.
While the Talmud (the compendium of the Mishnah and the Gemara, which interprets and comments on the Mishnah) refers to the Bar Kochba rebellion and the defeat by the Romans, the Mishnah itself ignores the events of the Roman occupation of the land of Israel. In this way, the Mishnah is a document that describes a life of sanctification, in ...
- It Is the Basis of the Oral Torah. The Torah, given by G‑d to the Jewish nation through Moses, is divided into two primary sections: the Written Torah and the Oral Torah.
- It Is the Product of 15 Centuries of Scholarship. Much of the Oral Torah was transmitted to Moses by G‑d Himself at Mt. Sinai. The rest is the handiwork of Torah scholars throughout the following three millennia (until today), empowered by G‑d to expound upon the Written Law using a precise set of guiding principles He dictated.
- It Ensured the Survival of Jewish Life. The reason the Oral Torah is known by this name is because originally, it was not meant to be committed to writing.
- It Was Compiled by Rabbi Yehuda “the Prince” This remarkable sage was Rabbi Yehuda the Prince, so called since he was the leader of the Jews at the time.
It covers agricultural, ritual, civil, criminal, and Temple-related laws, presenting a multiplicity of legal opinions and incorporating occasional stories. It is a foundation of the Jewish oral tradition, which continues with the Talmud, a work that is structured as commentary on the Mishnah.
Tanakh. Torah, Prophets, and Writings, which together make up the Hebrew Bible, Judaism's foundational text. Mishnah. First major work of rabbinic literature, compiled around 200 CE, documenting a multiplicity of legal opinions in the oral tradition. Talmud.
