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31AVOT — (Heb. אָבוֹת), a tractate of the Mishnah, is the most popular rabbinic composition of all time. Its timeless lessons and uncomplicated language have made the work accessible to vast audiences beyond the learned few who traditionally were well… …
32Pirkei Avot — Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Pirkei Avot (Hebrew: פרקי אבות), which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers is a compilation of the ethical teachings and maxims of the Rabbis of the… …
33Kinnim — is a tractate in the Mishna and Talmud. The name means nests , referring to the tractate s subject matter of errors in bird offerings. The tractate is found in the order of Kodshim, as it details the laws relating to an aspect of Temple service.… …
34Torah study — is the study by Jewish people of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are Judaism s religious texts. Ideally within Judaism it is done for the purpose of the mitzvah ( commandment ) of… …
35MATHEMATICS — Bible The Bible does not deal directly with proper mathematical subjects; however there are some parts that do relate indirectly to different mathematical topics. These are widely discussed by the various commentators on the Bible and Talmud: the …
36RISHONIM — (Heb. רִאשׁוֹנִים; lit. the early authorities ), a term with many connotations–chronological, literary, ethical, and halakhic–serving to indicate the standing and authority of preceding scholars in relation to the scholars of the time in the… …
37Of Education — The tractate Of Education was published in 1644, first appearing anonymously as a single eight page quarto sheet (Ainsworth 6). Presented as a letter written in response to a request from the Puritan educational reformer Samuel Hartlib, it… …
38De vita solitaria — Cover for a 1600 edition of De Vita solitaria De vita solitaria ( Of Solitary Life or On the Solitary Life ; translated as The Life of Solitude) is a philosophical treatise composed in Latin and written between 1346 and 1356 …
39BAVA KAMMA — (Aram. בָּבָא קַמָּא), tractate of the Talmud, the first of the order Nezikin. Name Bava Kamma was originally not a separate tractate, but the first part of a larger tractate, whose name was identical with the name of the order. The title Bava… …
40KALLAH — (Heb. כַּלָּה; bride ), one of the minor tractates appended to the end of the fourth order, Nezikin, in the printed texts of the Babylonian Talmud. There are two separate versions of the tractate. The shorter one consists of a single chapter… …
