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 a lookup table that links Mishnayos with Gemara page
For example, משנה עירובין פרק ט משנה ד is in תלמוד בבלי on דף צה עמוד א.
Is there a comprehensive table that links all the (relevant) משניות to where they are in תלמוד בבלי?
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The chronology of the Mishnah
Was the Mishnah compiled in the order we find it today? If so, this would mean "Zeraim" was written first, and finally "Tohorot"?
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Mishna Megila 4:4 - how many pesukim can you read to a meturgeman?
The Mishna in Megila 4:4 say you can only read one Torah verse at a time to the translator, so he doesn't get confused.
לֹא יִקְרָא לַמְּתֻרְגְּמָן יוֹתֵר מִפָּסוּק אֶחָד, וּבַנָּבִיא שְׁלֹשָׁה.
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Mishnayos that start with a question
Why do some mishnayos start with a question, whereas others just state the halacha straightaway?
Examples of a few well-known mishnayos that start with a question:
מאימתי קורין וכו,
כיצד מברכין וכו,
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The Torah Transmission Date Discrepancies?
I'm curious to know the dates of birth and death of the following Torah transmitters, who appear in Pirkei Avot, since I've seen conflicting dates when doing some independent research:
Shimon HaTzadik
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How can a table be a sheni l'tum'ah?
Mishna Berachos 8:3 says:
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְקַנֵּחַ יָדָיו בַּמַּפָּה וּמַנִּיחָהּ עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, עַל הַכֶּסֶת:
Bet Shammai says: he wipes his hand with a towel ...
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Difference between Sefaria and Artscroll in enumerating Pirkei Avos
There seems to be a difference in the splitting of a Perek in Pirkei Avos. On sefaria the perek I am referring to is Perek 3 where the Perek in Sefaria groups certain Mishnayos in that Perek together ...
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Introduction to Zeraim
I'm interested in learning the fundamentals of zeraim, and am looking for a good way to familiarize myself with the concepts.
I've seen the Rambam's hakdama to the seder, but it's a little longer than ...
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Contradiction between Mishnah and Tosefta?
Mishnah Keilim 11:4 says:
קלוסטרא, טמאה ... רבי יהושע אומר, שומטה מפתח זה ותולה בחברו בשבת. רבי טרפון אומר, הרי היא לו ככל הכלים, ומטלטלת בחצר
A door bolt is susceptible to impurity ... Rabbi Joshua ...
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What is the reason for non-linear structure in many mishnayot?
What is the reason that many mishnayot are structured in non-linear fashion, where the first case discusses Topic #1, the middle case discusses Topic #2, and the last case returns to Topic #1?
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Does this prove that the children of converts are not Israelites?
I was under the impression that even though a woman who had a real(halachic) conversion was not an Israelite, her children would be full fledged Israelites in every respect, indistinguishable in ...
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Why is a difference between קדשי מזבח and קדשי בדק הבית listed among their similarities?
The Mishna, at the start of chapter 7 of T'mura, in my own, loose translation:
Things that are sanctified [i.e., pledged, donated] for the altar have [rules] that do not apply to things that are ...
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What does this reference to Pirkei Avos mean in this letter of the Chazon Ish?
The Chazon Ish has a letter discussing shana rishona that is quoted in וידעת כי שלום אהלך by R Chayim Friedlander. In it, the Chazon Ish encourages a husband in shana rishona to speak extensively to ...
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How can a solid pile of planks be considered an ohel?
Ohalot 15:1 says that a pile of garments, where the uppermost garment is at least a tefach off the ground, counts as an ohel. This is presumably because the uppermost garment is considered the 'roof' ...
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Commentary of Rash Sirilio on Zeraim
Does anyone know where I can find the commentary of Rash Sirilio on Seder Zeraim?
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Is the partially generated animal dead?
Chulin, chapter 9, mishna 6, is discussing the ritual impurity imparted by a dead sheretz (animal of any of certain types). Note that the impurity is imparted only by a dead animal. The mishna says (...
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Ma'aseh Oreg on Mishnah Machshirin
Artscroll edition of Machshirin refers to something called Ma'aseh Oreg making a comment on mishnah 5:7. I can't find any work of this name on either Hebrewbooks, Otzar or Bar Ilan. Or indeed Google......
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Ezra's penalty against the levites and an incident in the mishna
According to several discussions in the Mishna, Ezra penalized the Levites who did not make Aliyah by giving the Maaser to the kohanim. But then there's an incident in the mishna (Maaser Sheini 5:9)
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bran in the bathhouse for use as a cleanser
In Mishna Pesahim (2:7)
MISHNA: A woman may not soak coarse bran to bring by
hand to the bathhouse for use as a cleanser; however, she may rub
coarse bran on her dry skin.
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Which ancient cults would cut out the hearts of live animals and offer them as sacrifices?
Which ancient cults would cut out the hearts of live animals and offer them as sacrifices? The Mishnah (Avodah Zarah 2:3) mentions a concept called עורות לבובין which Maimonides and other commentators ...
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Mishnayos Set- Many Commentaries
Does anyone know if there are any Mishnayos sets which have both the Rash Mishantz and the late commentaries? Basically a normal mishnayos set combined with the mishnayos printed in the gemara sets?
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Doing something for the sake of Heaven
I have seen the phrase "for the sake of Heaven" / "in Heaven's sake" / לשם שמים multiple times both in the Gemara and in discussions here on Mi Yodeya.
Examples here, here and here
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Is a definite article in Mishnah significant?
Mishnah Shabbat 141b:
נוֹטֵל אָדָם אֶת בְּנוֹ וְהָאֶבֶן בְּיָדוֹ
Why is "הָאֶבֶן" translated (in both Koren/Sefaria and Schottenstein) as "a stone" rather than "the stone'?
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Origin of mesora for halachos covered in Seder Zeraim
Other than Berachos, there is no gemara in Seder Zer'aim. Where then does our mesora for the halachos discussed in that seder come from? The rishonim do discuss them, but were did they get it from? ...
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Mikdash David, Kuntres Tohorot 3:4
The Artscroll elucidated Mishnah (Oholot 4:1) contains a footnote referring to Mikdash David, Kuntres Tohorot 3:4 (d'h והנה זה). Can anyone help me find a copy of this source?
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Why will we pasken like Beis Shammai when Moshiach comes if the reason why we follow Beis Hillel is related to the fact that they had more members
It is my understanding per this Mishna that the reason why we rule like Beis Hillel in the majority of cases is related to the rule of "following the majority". I know there are other reasons given (i....
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How to start learning seder taharos
Would like to start learning mishnayos tahoros with kehati and bartenura, probably at a rate of 2 mishnayos a day. However I've never learned the seder formally so don't know where to start.
I know ...
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Status of Tosefta
Why was Tosefta ("Supplement") not incorporated into the Mishnah? Is it any less authoritative? Many teachings therein are also in the Mishnah, but not all. Are those that are not included ...
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Barternura in English Online
We have a few English translations of Barternura at sefaria. Is there any site that offers a full English translation of Barternura's commentary of Mishnayot online?
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Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Shimeon in Mishna
In Mishna, it's current to find that "Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Shimeon say", e.g. in Rosh Hashana, Yoma, Shkalim, etc. Sometimes it's Eliezer instead of Eleazar, but it's not probably because they were ...
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Can “Talmud” be used when referring only to the Mishnah?
I saw on a series called unorthodox on Netflix that someone referred to something which was mentioned in the Mishnah with "the Talmud says" is this wrong? or at least rare? I am looking for more ...
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Mishnayos per Perek and or masechta [duplicate]
Can someone tell me how many mishnayos are there per Perek and how many perakim per masechata, as well as total mishnayos per Seder and perek per seder?
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Is there an online list of Perakim of Mishnayos arranged alphabetically?
There is a popular custom cited by Chabad to recite Mishnayos which initialize the deceased’s name. While they note that many Siddurim and Mishnayos have a list which alphabetizes the Mishnayos by ...
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Why is there no Gemara on Avos?
Why is there no Gemara for Pirkei Avot? I can hear why Bavli has no Zeraim, and Yerushalmi has no Kodashim. But Pirkei Avos should have the most Gemara of all!
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Why are tractates in Shas apparently out of order?
The Sdarim of the Shas are (in general) by subject. That is, in each Order, there are discussions on a general topic and its ramifications.
But in each one of them (I think) there is a tractate that ...
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Lowest counting number not in mishna [duplicate]
Some years back, i heard a song that counted using Mishna quotes. It was to the tune of (this website's anthem), Echad mi yodea.
The first few lines, as best I remember them:
אֶחָד הַחוֹפֵר בּוֹר ...
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Lent half a shekel to a kohen, or gave as a present?
In Masechet Shekalim (1:6)
וְאֵלּוּ שֶׁחַיָּבִין בַּקָּלְבּוֹן, לְוִיִּם וְיִשְׂרְאֵלִים וְגֵרִים וַעֲבָדִים מְשֻׁחְרָרִים, אֲבָל לֹא כֹּהֲנִים וְנָשִׁים וַעֲבָדִים וּקְטַנִּים. הַשּׁוֹקֵל עַל יְדֵי ...
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Differences in Halachic wording - “This isn't X” or “This is not Kosher X”
In Succah 8b I noticed two different wordings regarding a Succah:
א"ר לוי משום ר"מ שתי סוכות של יוצרים זו לפנים מזו -
הפנימית אינה סוכה
R' Levi said in the name of R' Meir: two craftsmen’s ...
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Why was it improper to stick out a thumb in the Temple?
The Mishnah says, in Yoma 2:1, “the assigner [of tasks] would tell [all of] them: "Stick out your fingers [for the procedure to assign the task]." And what would they stick out? Either one or two [...
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Ashkenazi Mishna memorization tune?
I once came across a website with an audio recording of someone singing mishnayot in Ashkenazi pronunciation with a tune for memorization. Where can I find an audio with mishnayos sung in Ashkenazi ...
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Why didn't Rebbi compile everything that was known in the Mishnah?
Following "what-was-rabbi-yehuda-hanassis-role-in-compiling-the-mishnah":
Fearing the loss of the Oral tradition, it sounds reasonable for Rebbi to attempt to compile all known Mishnayos (incl. ...
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A little Yabam who made Yibum and died
See Mishna Yevamot 7.4.
העובר, והיבם, והאירוסין, והחירש, ובן תשע שנים ויום אחד, פוסלין ולא מאכילין. ספק שהוא בן תשע שנים ויום אחד ספק שאינו, ספק הביא שתי שערות ספק לא הביא, נפל הבית עליו ועל בת ...
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Why do mourners study Mishnah Kelim, Ch. 24 and Mikvaos, Ch. 7?
Mourners traditionally study two chapters of the Mishnah, these two chapters being Kelim Ch. 24 and Mikvaos Ch. 7.
Besides these sections having to do with ritual purity, what is the underlying ...
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The Gemoro (& Bartenura on the mishna) quotes pessukim out of order; why?
Bartenura comments on the mishna in Yoma Perek 8(1) that there are five Torah references to affliction of the soul on Yom Kippur. The pessukim in the order in which he quotes them are:
Vayikro 23:32
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Orientation of Kahati's map of the Beis Hamikdash
R' Kahati's map of the Beis Hamikdash - that is printed just before the beginning of Meseches Midos - has South at the top and North at the bottom. I have always found this a little confusing, being ...
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Is there any glossary of all the plants mentioned in zeraim?
I have been trying to learn zeraim, but I keep getting stuck on all the names of the plants. Is there any comprehensive listing?
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Difference between תא and לשכה
Middos 4:3 uses the term תאים to refer to the 38 chambers in the Beis HaMikdash.
I was surprised to see this usage, as the term לשכה appears 29 times in Mishnayos, plus another 12 in the plural, ...
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How life stories turned into Halachot - Mishnaic examples?
The first Mishna in Brochos states:
מעשה ובאו בניו מבית המשתה אמרו לו לא קרינו את שמע אמר להם אם לא עלה עמוד השחר חייבין אתם לקרות
There was an incident where Rabban Gamliel’s sons returned very late ...
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קיים vs עומד in Avot 1:18
I occasionally see Pirke Avot 1:18 recited as saying that on three things העולם קיים, and occasionally as on three things העולם עומד. Is there a reason for the discrepancy between Kayam and Omeid?
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What is learned from the story in Succah 2.7?
מִי שֶׁהָיָה רֹאשׁוֹ וְרֻבּוֹ בַסֻּכָּה, וְשֻׁלְחָנוֹ בְתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי פּוֹסְלִין, וּבֵית הִלֵּל מַכְשִׁירִין.
אָמְרוּ לָהֶן בֵּית הִלֵּל לְבֵית שַׁמַּאי, לֹא כָךְ הָיָה מַעֲשֶׂה, ...
