Mishnah - Wikipedia
The Mishnah or the Mishna (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ n ə /; Hebrew: מִשְׁנָה, "study by repetition", from the verb shanah שנה , or "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first written collection of the Jewish oral traditions that are known as the Oral Torah.
What Is the Mishnah? - My Jewish Learning
Published at the end of the second century CE, the Mishnah is an edited record of the complex body of material known as oral Torah that was transmitted in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Rabbi Judah the Patriarch, also known as Rabbi Judah the Prince and Yehudah HaNasi, undertook to collect and edit a study ...
Mishnah - Sefaria
Widely recognized as the first codification of Jewish law, the Mishnah is dated to the early third century CE, originated in the land of Israel, and was disseminated — scholars debate whether orally or in writing — by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi. It preserves centuries of Jewish legal opinions and debates, organized into 63 tractates (*masekhtot ...
The Mishnah - Chabad.org
Mishnah. Complete text of the Mishnah in original Hebrew alongside an elucidated English translation. Mishnah is the first compilation of the oral law, authored by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (approx. 200 C.E.); the germinal statements of law elucidated by the Gemara, together with which they constitute the Talmud.
Mishnah - Jewish Virtual Library
The term "mishnah" (Heb. מִשְׁנָה) is used in a number of different ways (see below), but when used as a proper noun ("the Mishnah") it designates the collection of rabbinic traditions redacted by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi (usually called simply "Rabbi") at the beginning of the third century CE.
Mishna | Jewish Oral Law, 6 Orders & 63 Tractates | Britannica
Mishna, the oldest authoritative postbiblical collection and codification of Jewish oral laws, systematically compiled by numerous scholars (called tannaim) over a period of about two centuries. The codification was given final form early in the 3rd century ad by Judah ha-Nasi.
The History of the Mishnah - Chabad.org
The Mishnah. Although Rabbi wrote and disseminated the Mishnah, it is a guidebook, albeit one written in cryptic form whose explication requires a rebbe, a mentor. Further, because a particular Mishnah may apply only in special circumstances, one may not decide halacha (Jewish law) based on a Mishnah.
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The Mishnah - Reform Judaism
It is a six-part code of descriptive rules formulated toward the end of the second century A.D. by a small number of Jewish sages and put forth as the constitution of Judaism under the sponsorship of Judah the Patriarch, the head of the Jewish community in Palestine at the end of the century.
Mishnah | Texts & Source Sheets from Torah, Talmud and ... - Sefaria
The Mishnah is the first major work of rabbinic literature, consisting of teachings transmitted over hundreds of years and compiled around 200 CE. It covers agricultural, ritual, civil, criminal, and Temple-related laws, presenting a multiplicity of legal opinions and incorporating occasional stories. It is a foundation of the Jewish oral ...