Shisha Sidre Mishna - Shas
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Why there's no Mishnah Bavli?
The question might seem odd, I admit, but
In the beginning pages of the Bavli Sanhedrin (5a), it states that the power of the ראש גלותא in Babylon was bigger than that of נשיא in the land of Israel in ...
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Rabbi's redaction of the Mishnah details
What did the Rabbi's redaction of the Mishnah exactly include (as opposed to what already was established presumably since Moses):
the order of the 6 Sdarim (Zraim, Moed etc)?
the list of the ...
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Why doesn't our decrease of joy extend beyond Tish'a B'Av?
Citing from here
There is a famous Mishnah that is cited towards the end of Masechet
Ta’anit (4:6) that states:
“Mishenichnas Av, Mema’atin Besimcha”
“When the month of Av arrives, we ...
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Mishnah on looking down while walking in street
I recall reading a Mishna that disparages one who looks down while walking in public and as a result bumps into obstacles. I believe the commentaries explained (Bartenura?) that his display of display ...
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What is the logic underlying the Mishna's chapter breaks
The Mishna was separated into chapters by R Yehuda HaNasi.
I see that at times there is a chapter break in the middle of a topic (today's example: Menachot chapter 1 & 2 - more examples here). It ...
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How does “tongs, made with tongs” fit in with the rest of the group?
Mishna Avos 5:6 - משנה אבות פרק ה משנה ו.
עֲשָׂרָה דְבָרִים נִבְרְאוּ בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת,
וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, פִּי הָאָרֶץ, וּפִי הַבְּאֵר, וּפִי הָאָתוֹן,
וְהַקֶּשֶׁת, וְהַמָּן, ...
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What is a Safek Muchlat? (i.e. unsure if he's a full-fledged Metzora)
The Mishna in Nazir 8:2 (Daf 59b and various other times in tractate Nazir) discusses a person who may or may not be a Metzora that is supposed to be sent out of the city walls.
To quote with the ...
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Why do we prepend Shanu Raboseinu to the sixth Perek of Avos and not other Perakim appended from Braisos?
The sixth Perek of Avos begins
שנו רבותינו בלשון המשנה ברוך שבחר בהם ובמשנותם
The Rabbis taught in the language of the Mishnah. Blessed is He Who chose them and their teachings.
Here I ask ...
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Why is Shekalim in Moed?
Maseches Shekalim is the fourth Masechta in Seder Moed. While it opens up with the fact that the Beis HaMikdash treasurers would collect the Shekalim every Adar, the rest of the Masechta talks about ...
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When the Mishnayos were compiled, were they compiled into the perakim we have today, or were they just compiled into masechtos?
Many times throughout Shas, it seems as if the Perakim are sliced in completely arbitrary places. To name a few examples:
In Maseches Shabbos, the halachos of Tzad, trapping, are discussed in 13:5-14:...
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Hebrew/Aramaic names with Nekudot for Mishna Tractates
What are the names of the Mishna Tractates and Seders in Hebrew/Aramaic with Nekudot?
When I come across Tractate and Seder names (eg. מועד, גיטין, אבות, etc) they never have Nikkud. Are the names ...
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Do any of the differences between the various printings of Shas (Mishnah and Gemara) have halachic significance?
I recently watched a video by Rabbi David bar Hayim about the "18 minute matzah fallacy." While I don't think I know nearly enough to weigh into this debate in particular, he brings an odd proof. He ...
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is there a list of the 93 vessels used in the temple daily?
The mishna in tamid 3:4 indicates there were 93 keilim used in the Beit HaMikdash daily. Is there a source which lists all 93?
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The New Artscroll Mishnayos: Product Recommendation
In addition to their (rather expensive and extremely expansive) Yad Avraham series, Artscroll is now publishing a Schottenstein Edition of the Mishna.
Both versions (Yad Avraham and Schottenstein) ...
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Tefillat Shav in Mishna Masechet Berachot
I don't understand what is teffilat shav as in Mishna Berachot. Does it mean that one is not allowed to pray for something that is already known to be fixed and would surely occur? I was thinking if ...
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Picture Mishnayos for Masechtas Mikvaos
Does anybody know any good picture mishnayos for masechtas mikvaos. There is no Mishnah Behirah on it.
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How does the Kohen determine if the Sotah's bosom is beautiful?
The Mishna in Sotah 1:5 states
וְכֹהֵן אוֹחֵז בִּבְגָדֶיהָ, אִם נִקְרְעוּ נִקְרָעוּ, אִם נִפְרְמוּ נִפְרָמוּ, עַד שֶׁהוּא מְגַלֶּה אֶת לִבָּהּ, וְסוֹתֵר אֶת שְׂעָרָהּ. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אִם ...
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Where can I find help with Mishnayos learning?
I signed up to learn Mishnayos for someone's Neshama, but then I pushed it off for too long. I now only have less than a week and I don't know if I'll be able to finish on time.
I have 2 questions.
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How were the Rabbis allowed to trick Karkamit?
According to Akavya ben Mehallel, Eduyot 5:6 states that a freed maidservant was made to drink fake sotah water (this is how most commentators interpret the phrase). I assume, though I have not seen ...
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What are “rashei pispasin”?
In Middot 2:6 and 4:5, it says that רָאשֵׁי פִסְפָּסִין divided between different areas of the Beit haMikdash, specifically between the Ezrat Kohanim and Ezrat Yisrael, and between the areas above the ...
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What are the most well known mishnayot (excluding avot)? [closed]
Trying to get a gage on what some of the most well known mishnayot. Which are your personal favorite? Wondering mostly about halacha -- excluding aggadot and masechet Avot.
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Is the Number of Chapters Per Tractate Relevant?
Much has been written about the sequence of tractates in each mishnaic order. Perhaps most famously, Rambam (in his introduction to Commentary on Mishnayos) explained the position of each tractate ...
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Where can one find the tractate Middoth?
Where can one find the tractate Middoth in English? Are there things to consider in regard to the translation? Are there books that explain it?
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Why is מועד the only סדר משניות that is singular? [duplicate]
In שבת לא. it brings the names of the 6 sederim of משניות. All of them are plural (זרעים נשים נזיקין קודשים טהרות) apart from מועד that is singular.
Does anyone know is this issue is dealt with ...
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Middah keneged middah vs Moddedin
I've seen two expressions used by Chazal:
Hashem judges a person מידה כנגד מידה, measure for measure, for example Nedarim 32a
במידה שאדם מודד בה מודדין לו, by the measure a person uses They use to ...
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Did the entire generation of the wilderness lose their Olam Haba
What does the Gemara mean when it says (Sanhedrin 108),
The generation of the wilderness have no share in the future world and will not stand at the [last] judgement, as it is written in this ...
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No fixed form for the Oral Law - Mishna, Rambam, Sho"A?
This seriously puzzles me. The Oral Law in the form of the Mishnah (and the following Gemmorah), which is the six Sdarim, is well known, and the Gemmorah itself testifies (Shabbos 31a) its division is ...
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How does Rambam explain why we don't ask for rain until the end of sukkos
The Mishnah in Sukkah 2:9 gives a parable to the situation of rain falling on Sukkos:
מָשְׁלוּ מָשָׁל, לְמָה הַדָּבָר דּוֹמֶה, לְעֶבֶד שֶׁבָּא לִמְזוֹג כּוֹס לְרַבּוֹ, וְשָׁפַךְ לוֹ קִיתוֹן עַל ...
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Why do we not repair the Mishna according to the emendations of the Talmud?
Often times in analyzing a Mishna the Talmud will say that the Mishna is missing certain information and should read as follows - חסורי מחסרא והכי קתני. The Talmud will then posit the missing ...
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What are the “thirteen covenants made upon” circumcision?
What are the "thirteen covenants made upon" circumcision?
My question came from,
"Rabbi Ishmael says: Great is circumcision, since thirteen covenants were made upon it." https://www.sefaria.org/...
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Is it mentioned anywhere in all of the Mishna or the Talmud that Paul of Tarsus was a student of Rabban Gamaliel
Is it mentioned anywhere in all of the Mishna or the Talmud that Paul of Tarsus was a student of Rabban Gamaliel?
Acts 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet ...
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Is there a transliterated version of what you need to say at the end of the complete Mishna?
My Hebrew is not very strong and I have to say everything at the end of Uktzin for a group of people that completed the entire Mishna in honour of a friend that passed away. Does anyone have this ...
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Who were some of the “sages” referred to in the Mishnah?
When the Mishnah uses the term חכמים אומרים, as in the first Mishnah in Tractate Brachot, approximately how many comprised this group? Who were in this group of people? (doesn't need to be a complete ...
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Mishna Brachos 1:3 , What should Rabbi Tarfon done?
The Mishna in Meseches Brachos 1:3 recounts the Machlokes between Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel on how one should read the Shema:
(Source provided by Sefaria.org)
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, ...
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Were there any Tanaim in Bavel?
In the time of the Gemara (since at least the time of Rav), there were famous Rabbis in Bavel (and, at least in the early years, there were also famous Rabbis in Israel).
But before that time, you ...
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Explanation needed - Rambam Mishnah Brachos 1:5
I am trying to understand the Rambam Peirush HaMishnayos to Brachos 1:5, but I am having trouble fitting an understanding into the words. I need this done by Tuesday night for I am meant to be ...
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For the Sake of an Argument?
In the Mishna, Miqvaos 7:1, Rabbi Akiva quotes Rabbi Ishmael as having declared that snow does not count towards the completion of a mikva, but the people of Meibeba then testify that Rabbi Ishmael ...
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Who is the author of the 5th parek of pirkei avot?
Most of pirkei avot is very specific about attribution of various ethical teachings, with the notable exception of the 5th parek, mishnayot 1-19, which are all anonymous.
Is there a tradition of who ...
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Source for believing the world was created for me
I believe there is a Gemara or Mishna that says that each Jew should believe that the world was created for them alone.
Does anyone know where this source is.
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Sanhedrin 6:6 - Halacha or common practice?
The Mishna in Sanhedrin 6:6 speaks about after a Sanhedrin kills a someone who is liable the death penalty:
והקרובים באים ושואלין בשלום הדיינים. ובשלום העדים. כלומר שאין בלבנו עליכם כלום. שדין אמת ...
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Is “HaGevurah” really a name of God?
I am translating the "Thirteen Foundations of the Torah" (י"ג יסודות תורתנו) from the Qafih ("Kapach") edition of the Rambam's Pirush HaMishnayot. As usual, I run into philosophical difficulties with ...
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What's so special about the Bartenura on Mishnayos? [closed]
Nowadays there are many peirushim that have been written on Mishnayis that are written clearly with full details and attention to all facets of understanding the mishna. Why is it that some people ...
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Are there two or more editions of the Rambam's Peirush HaMishnayos?
I heard that there are differences between the Rambam's Peirush Hamishnayos found most commonly in the Mishnayos Zecher Chanoch and the version found in Mishnayos which are paired with the Rash. Is ...
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Who was the author/compiler of the Ikkar Tosfos Yom Tov?
I've noticed when learning Mishnayos that with the more basic layouts consist of the Mishna and the commentaries of Rav Ovadia M'Bartenura and the Ikkar Tosfos Yom Tov.
It is known that Rav Yom-Tov ...
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Liability for damage caused by a fallen wall or fence
Who is liable for the damage caused if a person's fence or wall falls into public property? According to Bava Qama 3:2, if a person's fence falls into a public thoroughfare and somebody is harmed, the ...
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Why isn't having a masechet with the name as the seder a concern in Taharot?
Kehati's introduction to Moed Katan says that it is not called Moed so as not to cause confusion, as the seder has the same name. However, this doesn't seem to be a concern for masechet Taharot in ...
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Maaser Kesafim and Al Tarbeh
There are a variety of opinions regarding the halachic status of the obligation of Maaser Kesafim. It is at least a minhag (possibly Minhag Yisroel) which may have the force of a neder for those ...
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Which Raban Gamliel was in the first mishnah of masechet berakhot?
Who was this Raban Gamliel in the first mishnah of masechet berakhot?
Raban Gamliel I?
Raban Gamliel II?
Raban Gamliel III?
Are there some books who could help me to find the historic part of the ...
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“Anyone who saves a life is as if he saved an entire world”: Jewish life or any life?
I am puzzled by the Mishnah's original text of the famous Jewish idea that "whoever saves one life [...] saves an entire world" (Sanhedrin 4:5). The English from sefaria.org reads thus:
"It was for ...
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Mishna was a book in time of Gemara?
Rabbi Jacob Bar Abba asked Abaye: Is it permitted to a disciple in a district under his Master's jurisdiction to give a ruling that was as authoritative as those contained in the Scroll of Fast-Days, ...
