tractate
51DEMAI — (Heb. דְּמַאי, דְּמַיי), agricultural produce about which there is a doubt whether it has been duly tithed; talmudic tractate. The precise etymology of this word has not been determined with certainty, and it appears that the rabbis of the Talmud …
52GENIZAH, CAIRO — Introduction The term genizah is a word shortened from the rabbinical Hebrew phrase bet genizah (see also genizah ). Its counterpart in late biblical Hebrew is genez (pl. genazim, ginzei) which in Esther evidently means a treasury, as well as the …
53NIDDAH — (Heb. נִדָּה; menstruous woman ), seventh tractate of the order Tohorot in the Mishnah and in the Babylonian Talmud – the only tractate of the order with Gemara. The tractate deals with the ritual uncleanness of a woman which is caused by… …
54OHOLOT — (Heb. אָהֳלוֹת; tents ), the second tractate in the Mishnah order of tohorot . It deals with the ritual impurity conveyed by a corpse (or parts of it) either through physical contact, or through being under a common roof. There are 18 chapters… …
55ROSH HA-SHANAH — (Heb. רֹאשׁ הָשּׁנָה; New Year ), eighth tractate in the order of Mo ed; in some earlier Mishnah and Talmud editions it is seventh, and in current Talmud editions it is placed fifth. Although Rosh Ha Shanah is the rabbinic designation for one of… …
56UKẒIN — (Heb. עֻקְצִין; Stalks ), 12th and last tractate in the order Tohorot in the Mishnah and the Tosefta. There is no Gemara, either in the Babylonian or the Jerusalem Talmud. Ukẓin deals, in three chapters, with the problems of ritual impurity… …
57Mishnah — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) …
58Menorah (Temple) — A reconstruction of the Menorah of the Temple created by the Temple Institute The menorah (Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה [mənoːˈɾaː]) is described in the Bible as the seven branched ancient lampstand made of gold and used in the portable sanctuary set up by… …
59Job (Bible) — Jobe (IPA|/ dʒoʊb/; Hebrew Name|אִיּוֹב|Iyyov|ʾIyyôḇ ; Arabic: أَيُّوبٌ, ArabDIN|ʾ Ayoub ), is a character in the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible, as well as a prophet in Islam. In brief, the book begins with an introduction to Job s character… …
60Activities prohibited on Shabbat — Main article: Shabbat See also: Shomer Shabbat and Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat The commandment to keep Shabbat as a day of rest is repeated many times in the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. (See for example Exodus 31:12 17 quoted …
