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By Seth Dralle | Comments (2) | Posted on October 25, 2007
As you know, the Torah Club Dictionary is now online. We’ve indexed hundreds of words that are available at the click of your mouse.
The information in the Torah Club Dictionary has greatly expanded. Thanks to the diligent work of Toby Janicki, every order and tractate of the Mishnah has been included.
Frequently in Torah Club, we cite relevant passages from the Mishnah that expound on the meaning of the Torah or shed light on the context of the Gospels. The Mishnah is a valuable piece of Jewish literature and represents the very first written work of Orthodox Judaism.
If you want to know more about these passages we are citing, simply look them up in the Torah Club Dictionary. Each definition summarizes the subject matter of each tractate and identifies into which order they fall.
Interested in learning more about the Mishnah? Below is a listing of some relevant terms and all the sections of the Mishnah. Use these to explore the online Torah Club Dictionary.
Grace and peace,
Seth Dralle
13 Cheshvan 5768
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Mishnah
Oral Torah
Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi
Orders (Sedarim)
Tractates (Masechot)
Seder Zera’im
Seder Mo’ed
Seder Nashim
Seder Nezikin
Seder Kodashim
Seder Tohorot

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Visitor Comments
Is it true that, around 200 CE, the sage HaNasi codified the Mishnah to stop further societal interpretations? Is that liken to trying to fit something to the situation at hand? Could be bias in the material I'm reading so I wanted your information about it. Thanks, David.
Posted by: David Kimble | October 27, 2007 5:27 PM
Sanders in his book Judaism, Practice and Belief, 63BCE-66CE' is of the opinion that much of the material in the Mishnah was not actually practiced by most Jews, even most Pharisees. He believes the Mishnah records how the Pharisees WISHED the world was, that it represents and IDEAL FORM of Pharisaic Judaism rather than reality.
Posted by: Steve Petersen | October 28, 2007 10:25 AM