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Understanding Mishnah and Gemara

The document provides an overview of the structure and contents of a typical Talmud page. It contains explanations of the commentaries in the margins, including Rashi's commentary from the 11th century and Tosafot from the 12th-13th centuries. The central column contains verses from the Mishnah followed by the Gemara, which analyzes and expands on the Mishnah. Together, the Mishnah and Gemara make up the Talmud.

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Understanding Mishnah and Gemara

The document provides an overview of the structure and contents of a typical Talmud page. It contains explanations of the commentaries in the margins, including Rashi's commentary from the 11th century and Tosafot from the 12th-13th centuries. The central column contains verses from the Mishnah followed by the Gemara, which analyzes and expands on the Mishnah. Together, the Mishnah and Gemara make up the Talmud.

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Page Tractate name Chapter name

Chapter number
Ein mishpat, Ner mitzvah Rashi’s commentary –Rashi (an acronym for Rabbi
(Hebrew: Well of justice, Lamp of Shlomo Yitchaki) was a major Jewish scholar active in
the commandment) Compiled in 11th century France. Rashi compiled the first
the 16th century this provides the complete commentary on the Talmud. The Mishnah
source references to the laws are written in in a brief, terse style without
being discussed on the page. punctuation and Rashi’s commentary is directed
towards helping readers work through the text and
understand its basic form and content.

Tosafot (Hebrew: additions) These Mishnah and Gemara The central column of the page contains
medieval commentaries were written in verses of the Mishnah followed by verses from the Gemara.
the 12th and 13th centuries. They are the The Mishnah is the primary record of the teaching, decisions
work of various Talmudic scholars and disputes of a group of Jewish religious and judicial scholars
primarily living in France and Germany. known as Tannaim, active from about 10 to 220 CE. Originally
transmitted orally, it was edited into its current form and
written down in 200 CE by Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi. Written
primarily in Hebrew, it is divided into 63 tractates and organized
into six sections or ‘orders’. The Gemara is an analysis and
expansion on the Mishnah. There are two versions - the
Other commentaries Various other Babylonian Talmud (the most commonly studied) and the
commentaries appear in the margins Jerusalem Talmud. The Gemara is written primarily in Aramaic
of a printed Talmud page. and is a complex combination of legal debate, legend, textual
analysis and philosophical enquiry. Together, the Mishnah and
Gemara are often referred to as the Talmud.

Glosses Many modern printed Talmud


editions include short definitions,
comments and cross references from a
variety of scholars active between the
17th and 19th centuries

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