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History 102-1
History 102 Talmud
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oral Law consists of? | Mishna, Gemara, Midrash |
| I. Head of the Pharisees II. Neutral about Yeshua III. Nasi during Yeshua’s ministry IV. Head of the Sanhedrin | Gamliel was? |
| Kept Torah alive despite Roman persecution? | Shimon Bar Yarchai |
| The Zugot are: | II. Nasi and Av Beit Din III. Pairs of Sages |
| Yavneh was: | TBD |
| The man who bargained with Emperor Vespasian and saved the Sages for Yavneh was: | Yochanan ben Zakkai |
| R. Eliezer ben Hyrkanos | Was issued a cherem for not accepting majority opinion |
| an example of Kal v’Chomer is | If stealing a bicycle is a felony, all the more so stealing a car. |
| Bar Kochba: | Supported by Akiva & Reestablished the Korban Pesach |
| These Sages survived the plague of Akiva's students: | Shimon Bar Yochai; Meir |
| Akiva died on | Erev Yom Kippur |
| I. Means R. Shimon bar Yochai II. Died on Lag b’Omer III. Lived in a cave for 13 years IV. Compiled the Zohar | Rashbi |
| Lag b’Omer is a celebration of | Shimon bar Yochai |
| R. Ishmael was counterpart to | Akiva |
| R. Ishmael was of the line of | Shammai |
| Which Sage did not grow up studying Torah | Akiva |
| The Mishna is written in Aramaic? | False |
| Supplemental materials not included in the Mishna are called: | Tosefta |
| Tractate Shabbat is in which Sidra of the Mishna? | Moed |
| How many tractates are in the Mishna? | 63 |
| Who persuaded Rabbi that the Mishna be redacted? | Marcus Aurelius |
| Who compiled the Zohar? | Shimon bar Yochai |
| Redacted the Mishna | Yehuda HaNasi |
| Helped the Roman Emperor with difficult problems | Rabbi |
| Known as Rabi & a friend of Marcus Aurelius | Yehuda HaNasi (Rabbi) |
| Many of his opinions are expressed. 'others say'. | R. Meir |
| taught Torah, mentioned in Talmud | Bruriah |
| Appointed by Akiva | R. Meir |
| Who said, “One should not destroy a Synagogue building before a new one is in place.” | Rav Chisda |
| Sura did not become the preeminent Yeshiva again after his death | Rav Chisda |
| After the death of Rav Yehuda, Sura became the preeminent Yeshiva under | Rav Chisda |
| This Sage became blind | Rav Yosef |
| Rav Yosef studied under | I. Rav Huna II. Rav Yehudah |
| Not popular with the municipal government | Rabbah |
| Who became Rosh Yeshiva at Pompedita | Rabbah |
| Who had greater Torah knowledge | Rav Yosef |
| Rav Yehuda founded | Pompedita |
| The one who passed on Rav’s teaching in Talmud is assumed to be | Rav Yehuda |
| We know it is Rav Huna’s opinion in Talmud when it is attributed | It is said in bei Rav |
| After Mar Shmuel’s death in Nehardea, who became Rosh Yeshiva in Sura? | Rav Huna |
| On matters of finance & civil law, Talmud defers to the opinion of | Mar Shmuel |
| After the death of Rav, many of his students left Sura to study with | Mar Shmuel |
| II. Student of Rabbi III. Led the Yeshiva counterpart to Rav | Mar Shmuel |
| Rav laid the foundations for | Gemara |
| Initially, Rav joined the Yeshiva at | Nehardea |
| Studied with Rabbi in the Galilee | Rav |
| The Reish Galuta is | The municipal head of the diaspora community |
| The problems with the Mishna: | I. Too brief II. Few explanations III. Assumes readers know the Oral Law IV. Outline |
| Orthodox Jewish view is that | Scripture is greater than Talmud |
| The purpose of studying Talmud is | To understand how the Sages thought |
| Aggadah is | Stories that give us ethical insights into Scripture |
| Halacha is | The vetted rules of the way we as a nation follow Torah |
| I. Widely traveled in Babylonia II. Last of the Amoraim III. Redactor of Talmud with Rav Ashi IV. Student of Rava | Ravina |
| Along with Rav Ashi, this Sage redacted the Talmud | Ravina |
| This Sage appears usually at the end of discussions in Talmud with the final say | Rav Ashi |
| The two redactors of the Talmud are | Ravina & Rav Ashi |
| The greatest of the Babylonian Amoraim is | Rav Ashi |
| According to Rava, if one behaves badly, you should | Still accept all his Torah teaching |
| Rava moved the Yeshiva of Pompedita to | Mechoza |
| The greatest influence on Rava was | Rav Yosef |
| Abayei was kind and honest, but was strict in his judgement of | crime |
| Many Sages came from the Galilee to exchange ideas, Abayei treated them with | deference (humble submission and respect) |
| Who is called Nachmani in Talmud | Abayei |
| The 6 Orders/Sidrei are | Zeraim - seeds Moed - designated times Nashim - woman Nezikim - damages Kedoshim - holy things Tohorot - ritual cleanness & uncleanness |
| seeds/agriculture | Zeraim (1) |
| designated times | Moed (2) |
| woman | Nashim (3) |
| damages/lawsuits | Nezikim (4) |
| holy things | Kedoshim (5) |
| ritual cleanness & uncleanness | Tohorot (6) |
| Served as a Nasi until his death on 15 Kislev 217 ce 135 ce to 217 ce | Rabbi - Yehuda HaNasi |
| Shisa Sidrei (orders) Mishna | Shas |
| Moed (designated times) | Shabbat Rosh Hashan Pesachim Sukkah Yoma Moed Katan (chullin/normal intermediary days) Eruvin (boundaries - walk on Shabbat) Shkalim (offerings) Beltza (eggs) Megilla (Esther/Purim) Taanit (festivals) Chagigah (festival offerings - Deut 16) |
| To study by repetition | Mishna |
| regular day? | chul |
| holy day? | kodesh |
| chul hamoed | regular days of festival - can work |
| Main Yeshivot | Nehardea Sura Pompedita (the great yeshivot - generations later |
| Yeshivot all south of? | Euphrates river, wi/in borders of Israel |
| who does the talmud defer to halacha regarding ritual & prohibitions? | Rav (Rav Abba bar Ayvu) |
| Mar Shmuel died in | 254ce |
| Mar Shmuel - head of school in | Nehardea |
| Rav - head of school in | Sura |
| these two were equivalent to the last zugot: Hillel & Shammai? | Mar Shmuel & Rav |