Questions tagged [mishna]
The mishna which is part of the oral law, was written by the Tannaim in a short-form containing 6 volumes with 64 subvolumes.
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Is there an English translation of Rambam's perush hamishnah?
I am aware of individual masechtos that have been rendered into English however I am unaware of any systematic translation effort of Maimonides' entire commentary on the mishnah.
Does it exist?
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Is sleep detrimental to the Righteous if it’s considered mitzvah?
I heard a person can get to a level where even their sleep is considered a mitzvah although it says in Mishna Sanhedrin 8:5 that wine and sleep of the righteous are detrimental to them.
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Does the Sanhedrin of 23 have any involvement whatsoever in judging damages? (financial disputes)
It seemed from reading Mishnayot Sanhedrin that the court of 3 was in charge of damages. They said 71 was for declaring war. 23 seemed to judge cases of non-financial disputes (death penalty if I ...
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Number of occurrences of the names of tannaim in various books
Does anyone happen to know of a place where someone has counted the occurrences of the names of the Tannaim in the different books of rabbinic literature (e.g. Mishnah, Tosefta, Sifra, Sifrei etc.)?
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What is the earliest reliable source that prohibits teaching Torah and/or Mishna to gentiles after Moses translated the Torah into 70 languages?
I have read numerous conflicting opinions regarding this subject. I am seeking the first "original" or earliest reliable source that prohibited teaching the Torah and/or Mishna to the ...
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Is a court of 3 that has complete authority to judge damages called by the name a "Sanhedrin"?
The Mishna in Sanhedrin disscuses a court of three being sufficient to judge damages. However it does not say the name of this court. Is this court named a בית דין or is this court named a סנהדרין.
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Do you force a people to build a wall with Material made in Modern Times?
In the first Mishna of Bava Basra, it says Makom she Nahagu Livnot Gvil Gazit Cafisin Levinin ... Bonin Ha Kol Ke Minhag Hamedina. A place where it's customary to build Gvil Gazit Cafisin Levinin we ...
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What is Palifit mean in the Rabeinu Gershom on Baba Basrah 2a?
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What does it mean Palifit it this Rabeinu Gershom in Daf B amud Alef in Bava Basra?
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How could Tannaim argue about things which people would not forget?
I'm new to Mi Yodea, so I apologize if I'm using this incorrectly. Here is my question:
The משנה is the collection of Torah Shebe'al Peh, passed down from Matan Torah until today. There are, however, ...
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Is there a consensus on what it means for a machlochet (dispute) to "endure"? Or is even this, ironically, a topic of debate? [duplicate]
I only just learned about this wonderful passage from Pirke Avot. And I see that it is, of course, invoked often when discussing the topic of conflicts and arguments. Most seem to agree on the meaning ...
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Exceptional cases of conversion in halacha
Pregnant Egyptian mother who converts to Judaism, what status does the child have at birth?
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משנה תענית ד ג - was דילוג necessary on days 3 and on?
The משנה תענית ד ג says
וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמַּעֲמָד ... בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן, בְּרֵאשִׁית, וִיְהִי
רָקִיעַ. בַּשֵּׁנִי, יְהִי רָקִיעַ, וְיִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם.
בַּשְּׁלִישִׁי, יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם, וִיְהִי מְאֹרֹת....
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Why does the Mishnah record minority opinions?
I know it’s a simple question but why did R’ Yehuda feel the need to record dissenting opinions in the Mishnah?
I feel the way the Rambam summarized all the rulings of the Talmud, disregarding ...
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Source for finishing the entire Mishnayos for Shloshim
Lo aleinu someone has passed away in my life, and I am wondering about the customs that relate to aveilus. I have noticed that people have the custom of splitting the entire Mishnayos to be learned ...
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What is the source and the origin of the words "לקוץ תאנים" and "לקרוץ (בצק)"
In the Mishna Shvi'it is written: "כלי המיוחד לקוץ בו תאנים קרוי מוקצה". So the word "לקוץ" is related to figs. However, it is known that the Hebrew word that relates to taking off ...
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Story of a woman hitting a rabbi because husband said
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I heard there was a story from the Talmud, correct me if I’m wrong, that a man told his wife to hit a rabbi on the head or something and she went hit him and after she hit him he asked: "My ...
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Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi’s yahrtzeit
I’ve seen in various calendars that 15 Kislev is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. Does anyone have a source for this?
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How does it happen that there are fasts on Sundays?
It is mentioned in Masechet Ta'anit 4 3 that people should not fast on Sunday "ולא באחד בשבת כדי שלא יצאו ממנוחה ועונג ליגיעה ותענית וימותו". ("And not on one of the Sabbaths so that ...
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What is HaAshmurah HaRishona in the Mishnah
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What is HaAshmura HaRishonah?
Someone told me it is just a division in the night while someone else told me that it is referring to the Leviim guarding in the temple which ever it is does it speak ...
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Ein Mishpat in opposite direction
The Ein Mishpat commentary notes where the topic in Mishna or Gemara is referenced in the Rambam or Tur/Shulchan Aruch (other relevant question here).
Is there a work that reverses the order with the ...
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Can one remove the impurity of Tzara’at on a garment by dying it?
The Mishnah in Negaim 11:3 says that colored garments cannot become impure from signs of Tzara’at.
The question is: if a plain garment already has signs of Tzara’at on it, if one dyed it afterwards, ...
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How does the principle of L'fum Tzara Agra ("reward is in proportion to the exertion") work for someone who faced few challenges in their life?
The Mishnah states "L'fum Tzara Agra"- the reward is in proportion to the exertion (Avos 5:23):
בֶּן הֵא הֵא אוֹמֵר, לְפוּם צַעֲרָא אַגְרָא:
Ben He He said: According to the labor is the ...
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How to learn Tosefta
For those that do, could you share how you learn(ed) Tosefta? How do you fit it into your learning program of Mishna/Gemara?
Also, what edition of the Tosefta do you use? The ones published at the end ...
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Why does Bartenura quote Rabbi Meir as holding "we learn yes from no", when the gemara says the opposite?
Mishna Shevuot 4:13, towards end of mishna, explains that if someone says "May God not strike you if you testify on my behalf", Rabbi Meir deems him liable for cursing someone, because, ...
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Poreach and michyah in Negaim
I've been trying to learn the middle perakim in Negaim (say, 6 through 8), and I'm having trouble with what seems like a simple question on many of the mishnayos:
A מחיה is usually translated as, ...
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when were the mishnah, talmud, and tosefta written?
a simple question: when were the mishnah, tosefta, and talmud written and how do we know?
regarding mishnah and tosefta: most sources say that the mishnah was compiled by the end of 2nd century CE (by ...
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Why are there scant mentions of Moshiach in the Mishnah?
The corpus of the Mishnah includes only 2 references to Moshiach (Brachot 1:5, Sotah 9:15) and both of which seem to be in passing. I'm curious to know if any commentaries explain why mentions or ...
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Blessing Over Gentile Candle
Some questions arose when reading [Mishnah Brachot 8:6]1
One may neither recite a blessing over the candle nor over the spices of gentiles, nor over the candle nor the spices designated to pay ...
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Mishnayot at house of a mourner
There is a tradition to learn mishnayot at a mourner's house, where the mishnayot chosen start with the letters from the deceased person's name. (Lists of mishnayot corresponding to each letter can be ...
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Different versions of Mishnah Bikkurim?
I noticed that on Sefaria that there are two Hebrew versions of the Mishnah: the Rashash and the Gemara version. For Mishnah Bikkurim, the two versions seem substantially different. For instance, ...
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Copy of Rambam's Mishna commentary in Arabic online
Does anyone know where I can find Rambam's full commentary on the Mishna in the Arabic original or if it's Judeo Arabic online whether it's digital or manuscript form as long as it's not missing any ...
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Why does רע"ב on עירובין א י not simply say the הלכה is like רבי יהודה?
When discussing if you can make partitions using only קנים (vertical sticks), the משנה and גמרא record 4 opinions. My understanding of the 4 opinions is here:
The ריטב"א comment is based on this ...
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Why does one accused of manslaughter need to leave the city of refuge in order to be judged?
The Mishnah in Makkos 2:6 says that a person accused of manslaughter who escaped to a city of refuge needs to leave in order to be judged.
The question is: why must he leave, thereby risking his life -...
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Are you allowed to recite a verse from Tanach by heart while reviewing Mishnayos?
According to those who hold that it is forbidden to recite a verse from Tanach by heart even for yourself, would it be permitted if he is quoting it from a Mishnah while reviewing it by heart?
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"Eliyahu will return the hearts of fathers to the sons, etc." -- seeking elaboration on this verse
Regarding the passukim at the end of Malachi:
"Hinei anochi sholeich lachem es Eliyah hanavi ... v'heishiv lev avos al banim, v'lev banim al avosam."
"Behold I shall send to you Eliyah ...
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(Early) Acharonim on Taharot?
There is no Gemara on most of Seder Taharot apart from Maseches Niddah. There are commentaries on the Mishnayos there from Rambam and the Rash as well as the Rosh, Maharam of Rottenburg and Hai Gaon. ...
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Who wrote a collection of gemara arranged to mishnayos taharos?
R' Aryeh Leib, the son of the Chafetz Chaim, wrote memoirs about his father. There, on page 59, he mentions a controversy regarding 'a Gadol amongst the Chassidim' who compiled a collection of all the ...
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Why does רבי עקיבא say "50 אמה", and not "50 אמות?"
In the first Mishna on Mesechta Bava Kama Daf סא עמוד ב (https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Kamma.61b?lang=he), there is a מחלוקת about how far does a fire have to pass in order to be פטור.
When רבי עקיבא ...
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Source for Story about Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi Collecting Teachings from All the Tanaim
Someone recently mentioned to me a story that in the days of the Tannaim most people learned from a single teacher and learned a single derekh or set of halakhot. Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi was unusual in ...
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'Hole in sheet' myth VS Nedarim 20a,b and Gur accounts
First, sorry to rehash this old canard.
Second, I'm aware this topic has been addressed here:
Origin of myth about the hole in the sheet?
However, that addresses R' Yose ben Chalafta's behaviour, and ...
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Retroactive Kiddush Hachodesh according to Rambam
ראש השנה משנה ב ח- וְעוֹד בָּאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ, רְאִינוּהוּ בִזְמַנּוֹ, וּבְלֵיל עִבּוּרוֹ לֹא נִרְאָה, וְקִבְּלָן רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל. אָמַר רַבִּי דוֹסָא בֶּן הַרְכִּינָס, עֵדֵי שֶׁקֶר הֵן, ...
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Pirush HaMishnayos Sanhedrin 4:2 explanation? [duplicate]
According to the Rambam, it is forbidden to argue with the greatest Dayan once he states his opinion. Therefore, in Dinei Nifashos, we only hear his opinion last so that others can state their own ...
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Chazal using calculus
We see various math issues that show up in Chazal, but I don't usually see calculus. Thus, I was surprised to see the same topic in two places in Maseches Mikvaos, and in both I think you need ...
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The reward for the creation of spiritual benefits (Pirkei Avot)
I am reading the wonderful collection of sichos of the Rebbe זי"ע called Torah Studies edited by Rav Jonathan Sacks ז״ל. In the lecture on the parashah of Chayei Sara, the Rebbe says "the ...
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Why does Maseches Shabbos focus so much on Hotza'ah/Carrying?
There are 39 Melachos on Shabbos, yet by far the most discussed in the Masechta is Hotza'ah/Carrying.
Is there a reason why so much focus is placed on this one Melacha vs. all the others?
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Was Antigonus of Socho a student of Shimon HaTzadik?
Have any commentaries on Pirkei Avot 1:2-3 questioned whether Antigonus of Socho was a student of Shimon HaTzadik or cast doubt on whether the two were contemporaries?
Premise of the question: In The ...
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What is the Mishnah in Yadiyim talking about when it says writing in "Ashrit" defiles hands ? "catuv Evri" (The ancient script) does not defile?
Does anyone understand this Mishnah?
The Mishnah in Yadiyim 4:5 says writing in "Ashrit" defiles hands but writing in the "catuv Evri" (ancient Hebrew) does not defile , why and ...
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What is the SOURCE of the rules/protocols [for dealing with machlokes] within the Oral Law?
As far as I am aware, there are 3 major categories of Torah She’baal peh;
a) Known via direct Mesorah.
b) Known via interpretation (following the RULES of interpretation [eg
hermeneutic laws and s’...
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End of Redaction of the Mishnah and the Gemara
The Talmud has three layers, the Mishnah, the Gemara and the comments (mainly Rashi for Bavli and others for Yerushalmi, who are well known).
What is the estimate timeline for the end of redaction
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Why is channukah not mentioned in Medrash chazal?
In Medrash chazal, (including medrash raba, tanchuma, toras kohanim etc…) there is no mention of the Yom Tov of channukah. This took place 100-200 years before Medrash was written. Although it is ...
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