Worship in the Home, Written and Oral Torah

Cards (10)

  • Mezuzah: a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith.
  • Tenakh
    24 Books of Jewish scriptures
  • Nevi'im: "Prophets"; the second section of the Ternakh, made up of historical and prophetic books
  • Ketuvim: "Writings"; the third section of the Tenakh, consisting primarily of poetry, proverbs, and literary works
  • Gemara
    Commentary on the Mishnah
  • Talmud: Combination of Mishna and Gemara to form the Oral Law
  • Yehivah
    Place of advanced study of the Talmud
  • Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi
    Wrote down the Mishna in 200CE
  • Seder
    One of the six sections of the Mishna
  • Babylonian Talmud: Jewish law code, a compilation of the "oral Torah" primarily by Rabbis in Babylon