Talmud

The Mishna exists by itself but it is a part of the Talmud because the Gemara is commentary and exegesis on the Mishna. That being the case, you could say that the Gemara is the Talmud but I’ve never seen a Talmud that didn’t also contain the Mishna. Just to add to the complexity, the…

Halacha Yomit

One Who Interprets the Torah Contrary to Halacha Question: Why do we sometimes find that great sages spoke out harshly against other rabbis who permitted things they though were forbidden if there are always disagreements among the Jewish nation? Answer: It is true that as time progresses and the generation become weaker, more disagreements ensue among the…

Rabbi Shammai

Rabbi Shammai was an engineer, known for the strictness of his views. The Talmud tells that a gentile came to Shammai saying that he would convert to Judaism if Shammai could teach him the whole Torah in the time that he could stand on one foot. Shammai drove him away with a builder’s measuring stick!…

Rabbinic literature

Rabbinic literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Gemara Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian TalmudMinor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de-Rabbi Yishmael on Exodus Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai on Exodus Sifra on Leviticus Sifre on Numbers & Deuteronomy Sifre Zutta on Numbers Mekhilta on DeuteronomyBaraita of Rabbi Ishmael Aggadic Midrash —— Tannaitic —— Seder Olam Rabbah Alphabet of Akiba ben Joseph…

Shaddai in the Midrash

There is a Midrashic interpretation as an acronym standing for “Guardian of the Doors of Israel” (Hebrew: שׁוֹמֶר דְלָתוֹת יִשְׂרָאֶל). This acronym is commonly found as carvings or writings on themezuzah, which is placed on the doorposts of Jewish homes and other dwellings. Still another view is that “El Shaddai” is composed of the Hebrew relative pronoun She (Shin…

Talmud

Rashi goats treasure – study / small Moshe (Hebrew translation of the Talmud, Rashi Swanky terms) Good humor – manifestations of humor, wit and formation will learn / Lifshitz David(Adapted from doctoral) Good humor, expressions of humor, wit and Hwy Talmud / Lifshitz David (several episodes, Adapted from the Ph.D. dissertation) Laws apart from the geniuses…

Chumash

An insight on the mitzvah of talit and tzitzit, from the acclaimed Kehot Chumash . This tassel will be for you to look at; when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of G-d, for the numerical value of the word “tassel” [ציצית] is 600; this together with the 8 half threads and 5 knots gives 613,…