Talmud

• What is the Talmud?

  A collection of commentaries on the Tanakh by ancient rabbis
• When and where was the Talmud begun?

  • Back in the 3rd century in Babylon
• What does the Talmud consist of?

  • Mishnah
  • Gemara
• Why was the Mishnah written down?

  Due to concern that the Oral Torah would be lost as a result of diaspora
• What 7 sections did Mishnah contain?

  • Laws on Agriculture
  • Festivals
  • Damages
  • Marriage
  • Purity
  • Offerings
• What did the rabbis who complied with the Talud believe?

  The Torah had several layers of meaning
• Why is there a two-way flow between everyday life and Jewish law?

  • Within every chapter of the Torah there's a hidden meaning