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History 102-1
History 102 Talmud
Question | Answer |
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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 |