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General Talmud Knowledge
Babylonian vs. Jerusalem
Mishnah
Gemara
Talmud Nitty Gritty
100
This biblical figure was said to have received the oral Torah, also known as the Mishnah
What is Moses
100
the Hebrew names for the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud
What is "Bavli and Yerushalmi"
100
This is what Mishnah means
What is "repeating"
100
The two languages that the Gemara are written in
What is Hebrew and Aramaic
100
The Talmud is also referred to as this
What is "the Shas"
200
The authoritative laws that we find in the Talmud, also translated as path or going, is called this in Hebrew.
What is halakha or halakhot
200
The Babylonian Talmud was written in this modern day country.
What is Iraq
200
How was the Mishnah meant to be transmitted?
What is "orally"
200
The Gemara from the Babylonian Talmud was completed in this year
What is 600 C.E.
200
The Hebrew acronym ShaS translated in both Hebrew and English
What is Shesha Sedarim/six orders
300
What the word Talmud literally means
What is "Instruction or learning from the root for 'teach' or 'study'"
300
This part of both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds is almost identical
What is the Mishnah
300
The Mishnah, the foundation of the oral torah/Talmud, was first published in approximately this year
What is 200 C.E.
300
Although the Mishnah does not often include these, the Gemara often cites these are proof texts for legal decisions.
What is "verses from Torah"
300
There are this many tractates in the talmud
What is 63
400
Who was the person responsible for publishing the Mishnah portion of the talmud
What is Rabbi Judah the Patriarch OR Judah the Prince OR Judah HaNasi
400
This is one of the major differences between the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmud
What is the Jerusalem Talmud is shorter and contains less debate.
400
Before it was published, If a rabbi wished to pass the Mishnah to his students, he was required to do this.
What is memorize it, word for word.
400
The Gemara was written by sages who were known by this name.
What is "Amoraim"
400
Name one of the "Six Orders" of the talmud
What is Zeraim (seeds), Moed (festivals), Nashim (women), Nezikin (damages), Kadoshim (holies), Tohorot (purities)
500
The Hebrew term for the Oral Torah
What is Torah B'sh'al Peh
500
This rabbi explains and comments widely on the content of the Babylonian Talmud
What is Rashi, or Rabbi Shlomo Ben Yitzchak
500
With the varying opinions of the rabbis that were added to the Mishnah in later centuries, this would be a better title for the Oral Torah.
What is "the conversational Torah"
500
In essences, the Gemara is designed to do this
What is "provide further explanation and interpretation of the Mishnah."
500
In standard print, the talmud is this many pages
What is 6,200