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What is the Mishnah

The first written version of the Oral Torah

What is the Gemara?

A commentary on the Mishnah

What is the Ketuvim?

The third section of the Tenakh.

What is the Talmud?


What does the Talmud consist of?

A commentary by the Rabbi's on the Torah.


The Gemara and Mishnah

What is the Oral Torah?

The Oral Torah explains the written Torah