Mishnah Exam

Front 1

what is the Mishnah?

Back 1

the 1st written publication of the oral law

Front 2

what r the סדרים of the mishnah in order with translations?

Back 2

זרעים-seeds
מועד-time/holiday
נשים-women
נזיקין-damages
קדשים-holy things
טהרות-purities

Front 3

who compiled the mishnah?

Back 3

Rabbi Yehudah Hanasi

Front 4

why was the mishnah compiled?

Back 4

due 2 many years of persecution the oral law was beginning 2 be 4gotten

Front 5

what r the 5 eras of rabbinic leadership that led up 2 the time of the תנאים?

Back 5

משה
יהושע
זקינים
נביאים
אנשי כנסת הגדולה

Front 6

who is ezra?

Back 6

1 of the leaders of the jewish commmunity who returned 2 israel
established the אנשי כנסת הגדולה

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how many members did the אנשי כנסת הגדולה have?

Back 7

120

Front 8

who were originals members of the אנשי כנסת הגדולה and what were they?

Back 8

חגי זכריה מלאכי-the last 3 Navim

Front 9

what were the administrative posts of the אנשי כנסת הגדולה called?

Back 9

נשיא
אב בית דין

Front 10

who was the last Nasi and who was the last אב בית דין?

Back 10

Nasi-הלל
אב בית דין-שמאי

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who were hillel and שמאי?

Back 11

they were Tannaim

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waht r tannaim?

Back 12

rabbis whose halachic opinions were recorded in the mishnah

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who was the 1st Nasi and אב בית דין of the Sanhedrin?

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Nasi-Hillel
שמאי-רב בית דין

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how many members did the sanhedrin have?

Back 14

71

Front 15

where was the sanhedrin when it was able 2 be there?

Back 15

beit hamikdash

Front 16

give the chart of who the nasi was and where the sanhedrin was located.

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Nasi-Hillel
Sanhedrin-Beit Hamikdash

Nasi-רבן גמליאל הזקן
Sanhedrin-Beit hamikdash and הר הבית

Nasi-רבן שמעון בן גמליאל הרשאון
Sanhedrin-jerusalem but the 2nd beit hamikdash was destoryed moving the sanhedrin to Yavneh

Nasi-רבן גמליאל דיבנה
Sanhedrin-yavneh

Nasi-רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני
Sanhedrin-אושא שפרם ובית שערים

Nasi-רבי יהודה הנשיא
Sanhedrin-בית שערים וציפורי

Front 17

how were Hillel and רבן גמליאל הזקן related?

Back 17

Hillel was his grandfather

Front 18

how wer נשיאות inherited?

Back 18

from father to son or grandfather to grandson

Front 19

רבן גמליאל דיבנה and his sanhedrin established what and why?

Back 19

they etablished customs and תקנות because the beit hhamikdash was destroyed

Front 20

waht r 3 of the customs and תקנות that were established?

Back 20

public meeting in the Beit HaKnesset
texts and times for prayers
different festival laws

Front 21

what led 2 the revolt by בר כוכבא?

Back 21

the romans didnt allow jews to have meetings in the בתי כנסת or the Sanhedrin and they didnt allow other religious practices

Front 22

why did the sanhedrin move 2 אושא?

Back 22

the roman forced those who wanted 2 learn torah to the north

Front 23

what was similar 2 the process we underwent with the class codes and the process Rbbi yehudah hanasi underwent in compiling the mishnah?

Back 23

We took lists from other classmates chose the ones we liked and rephrased them just like rabbi yehudah hanasi did

Front 24

how did the mishnayot come be ordered? explain.

Back 24

1.קבצים-the collections of mishnayot which were collected together based on common features
2.סדרים-the main categories of jewish law in which the mishnayot were categorized
3.מסכתות-the subcategories of jewish law in which the mishnayot were categorized

Front 25

what were the 2 priorities rabbi yehudah hanasi had when cattegorizing the mishnayot?

Back 25

1. by subject
2. by keeping the קבצים intact

Front 26

who is exempt frmo the mitzvah of dwelling in the sukkah?

Back 26

children who need their moms
women
workers

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סדר

Back 27

order

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כולל

Back 28

include

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דברי

Back 29

the words of

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אלא

Back 30

rather

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אינו

Back 31

doesnt

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להזכיר

Back 32

to mention

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פטורין

Back 33

are exempt

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חייב

Back 34

is obligated/liable

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מעשה

Back 35

story

Front 36

על גבי

Back 36

above

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בשביל

Back 37

for

Front 38

waht r 2 actions 1 must do in the sukkah?

Back 38

permanent eatting and sleeping

Front 39

waht part(s) of a person must be in the sukkah when a person is fulfilling his obligation to dwell in it?

Back 39

head and the majority of the body

Front 40

waht is the story of the נשים mishnah?

Back 40

After שמאי‘s daughter in law gave birth, he put סכך over the crib during Sukkot

Front 41

does שמאי הזקן agree or disagree with the mishnah?

Back 41

disagrees

Front 42

what is the dispute between beit hillel and beit שמאי?

Back 42

weather eating from a table located outside the sukkah invalidates such a dwelling

Front 43

how does beit hillel and beit שמאי support their positions?

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Hillel – They quoted a story where the elders of Beit הלל and the elders of Beit שמאי found someone dwelling appropriately and they were silent about it

שמאי – They quoted a story where the elders of Beit Hillel and the elders of Beit שמאי found someone inappropriately and they corrected him

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רוב

Back 44

majority

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בתוך

Back 45

inside

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פוסל

Back 46

invalidate

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מכשיר

Back 47

validate

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ראיה

Back 48

proof

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אף

Back 49

even

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אם כן

Back 50

if so

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נוהג

Back 51

practice

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לקיים

Back 52

to fulfill

Front 53

waht is the order of the brachot in the musaf for rosh hashanah according to rabbi yochanan ben nuri? and where do the shofar blowings go?

Back 53

אבות
גבורות
קדושת השם פסוקי מלכיות
קדושת הוים*
פסוקי זכרונות*
פסוקי שופרות*
עבודה
הודאה
שלום

Front 54

what is the order of the brachot in the musaf for rosh hashanah according 2 rabbi akiva? and where do the shofar blowings go?

Back 54

אבות
גבורות
קדושת השם
קדושת הוים *פסוקי מלכיות
פסוקי זכרונות*
פסוקי שופרות*
עבודה
הודאה
שלום

Front 55

waht r the 2 personalities in the mishnah 4 revadim and what era did they live in?

Back 55

רבן יוחנן בן זכאי-yavneh

אושא-רבי אלעזר

Front 56

what was the point of arguement between rabbi yochanan ben nuri and rabbi akiva?

Back 56

where the מלכיות prayer goes

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חל

Back 57

to fall out on

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להתקין

Back 58

to establish/institute

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לא... אלא

Back 59

not...but

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בלבד

Back 60

alone

Front 61

אחד... ואחד

Back 61

both...and

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בית דין

Back 62

court of law

Front 63

What is the source and rationalle behind the prohibition in the "Revadim" mishnah?

Back 63

source- rabbis
rationalle- they were concerned people would carry the shofar and violate the rules of shabbat

Front 64

How when the personalities in the Revadim mishnah lived effect the positions they expressed?

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1. since רבי יוחנן בן זכאי lived after the beit hamikdash was destroyed he had to make or adjust the law in response 2 the destrucction
2. since רבי אלעזר lived after רבי יוחנן בן זכאי he had 2 interpret his teachings

Front 65

Who were the amoraim?

Back 65

the rabbis who were mentioned in the gemara

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what is a gemara?

Back 66

the interpretation and clarification of the mishnah that was mostly transmitted orally until it was recorded

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what is a memra?

Back 67

an amoraic statement

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what language or memrot written in?

Back 68

85% are in hebrew
15% are in aramaic

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What is an indication of a memra?

Back 69

אמר and then the name of an amora

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What is a סתמא דתלמודא?

Back 70

the compilar and editor of the gemara who's words are usually in aramaic

Front 71

What is the difference between a sugyah and a memra?

Back 71

a sugya is a series or seqence of memrot and a memra is just one amoraic statement

Front 72

how many generations of amoraim were there in babylonia and israel? and why?

Back 72

8 in babylonia and 5 in israel

the jews were exiled to babylonia

Front 73

what are the two tamlmuds?

Back 73

תלמוד בבלי ותלמוד ירושלמי

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what is a ברייתא?

Back 74

tannaic teachings that weren't recorded in the mishnah

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whar is a תוספתא?

Back 75

a compiliation of many teachings not recorded in the mishnah

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why would a memra be stated in aramaic?

Back 76

it may be the original words of a dialogue, the original accounnt of a story or event, or some colloquial aramaic expression

Front 77

what is the difference between a natural and edited sugyah?

Back 77

in a natural sugyah, the amoraic memrot are found in their original context, meaing the amoraim quoted in them are from the same place and time period. the simplest form is in question and answer

edited- the amoraic memrot are arranged based on a later reaction

Front 78

what is a סתמא ד גמרא

Back 78

the compilar and editor of the gemara who's words are usually in aramaic

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what kind of things does the סתמא ד גמרא quote?

Back 79

he quotes both tannaic sources like mishnah and ברייתא and amoraic sources like memrot

Front 80

why did the sanhedrin move to yavneh?

Back 80

the 2nd beit hamikdash was destroyed

Front 81

what even does the revadim mishnah discuss?

Back 81

rosh hashanah falling out on shabbat

Front 82

what question is discussed regarding the event in the revadim mishnah?

Back 82

may one blow the shofar on rosh hashanah if it falls out on shabbat?

Front 83

waht r the 6 tannaitic generations? when did tehy occur?

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1. Second Temple Period-2 generations (ending in 70 CE)
2. Yavneh Period-2 generations (70-135 CE)
3. Galilee Period-2 generations (135-220 CE)