People 1
Which group of people taught the Torah to the Nevi'im?
What are the two parts of the Torah?
תורה שבכתב and תורה שבעל פה
How many סדרים (books of the Mishna) are there?
6
Who was the group of 120 Rabbis that taught the Jewish people the Torah?
Anshei Knesset Hagedolah
Which Rabbi wrote down the Mishna?
Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi
Which part of the Torah explains the other?
The תורה שבעל פה explains the תורה שבכתב
What laws does seder moed discuss?
The laws of the chagim.
This term refers to the Rabbis of the Mishna who would repeat and teach the oral Torah
Tana'im
This term refers to the pair of Rabbis who led the Jewish people
The zugot
Why was the Oral Torah eventually written down?
Because there was a concern it might be forgotten or changed.
What is smaller: a מסכת or a סדר?
a מסכת is smaller
His job was to make sure the Jewish Court made the right decision
The Av Beit Din
What was the Jewish court made up of 71 Rabbis called?
The Sanhedrin
What are two reasons why the Rabbis would add laws on top of what the Torah says?
1) to help us keep the Torah (ex. the laws of muktza on shabbos)
2) to help us thank Hashem for the miracles he did for us.
What does זמ"ן נק"ט stand for?
When Beit Hillel and Beit Shamai argue, who does the halacha usually follow? Why?
Beit Hillel, because they were more humble.
These two were the last of the zugot.
Hillel and Shamai
What does ברייתא mean? What does it refer to?
It means outside and it refers to teachings of Tana'im that Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi did not include in the Mishna.
What does סוכה ג:ח mean?
It means massechet Sukkah the 3rd chapter the 8th Mishna.