Studies

Talmud - Chapter Number

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The Gemara (Talmud) - A Brief Explanation

The Gemara (Tamud) both are synonymous and derive from words meaning "study" or "learning." "Talmud" is Hebrew, whereas "Gemara" (in the present sense) is found only in the Aramaic dialect of the Babylonian Talmud. The Talmud is composed in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic (which was the spoken vernacular of Babylonian Jews). The Talmud is a comment...

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Shittah Mequbbetzet 16th century

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Talmud - Chapter Name

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Rashi (1040-1105)

A Brief Explaination of Rashi's Commentary on the Talmud. Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac (or: Shlomo Yitzhaki) is known by the acronym: RaSh"I[Commentaries][Rabinnical Works]...

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Maimonides' Mishneh Torah

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Talmud - Mesoret Ha-Sha"S

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Tosafot suppliment to Rashi

A Brief Explaination. The Tosafot were composed by many scholars in different schools throughout the 12th and 13th centuries. The word "Tosafot" translates as "additions" or "supplements." [Commentaries][Rabinnical Works]...

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Rabbi Moses of Coucy's Sefer Mitzvot Gadol

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Talmud - Ein Mishpat/Ner Mitzvah

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