H Jewish Law Vocabulary and Timeline Quizlet

Aggadah/Aggadot

Jewish Stories

Halacha

Jewish Laws

La 'as Sok B'deverei Torah

To be engaged with the words of Torah

Lishma

For its own sake; just to do it

Torah She Bichtav

The Written Torah

Torah She Baal Peh

The Oral Torah

Tannaim (Singular is Tana)

People who repeated / orally passed down the laws of the Sanhedrin

1500 BCE

God gives Moses the Torah

440 BCE

- Ezra the Scribe canonizes the Torah
- Brings people back to the land of Israel
- Reinstated the Great Assembly/Sanhrdrin

Cannonize

Prevents anything from being added

The Sanhedrin (The Great Assembly)

A group of Judges who address the days legal issues

70 CE

Destruction of the 2nd Temple

What were the results of the destruction of the 2nd temple

- Many Jews were exiled to Babylonia
- Those who stayed in Israel were oppressed by the Romans and weren't able to practice Judaism
- Changed the Development of Jewish Law FOREVER
- Tanaim began to write down oral law in fear of it being lost

200 CE

Judah Hanasi (the last Tanaim) was the final editor of the Oral Torah/the Mishnah

What are considered the only WRITTEN LAWS

The 5 Books of Moses (The Torah) is the only piece of Jewish Law considered to be written as it was given by God

400 CE

The creation of the Yerushalmi Gamara

500 CE

Creation of the Babylonian Gemara

Which group is responsible for the creation of BOTH Gemaras?

The Ammariam

What did BOTH Gemaras (The Yerushalmi and Babylonian) do?

- Explained + expanded upon Torah and Mishnah Laws
- Also included left out Tannaic Laws called Baritot

5 Books of Moses (Hebrew Transliteration) and their meaning, in order

- Beresheit = In the beginning
- Shemot = Name
- Vayikra = And he calls
- Bamidbar = In the wilderness/desert
- Devarim = Words

5 Books of Moses (English)

- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Dueteronomy

500/600 CE

Creation of the TWO Talmuds

What is Talmud?

Mishnah + Gemara

Why are there 2 Gemarot?

After the Jewish people split in 70 CE (destruction of the 2nd temple), one group ended up in Babylonia and the Ammoriam there created the Babylonian Gemara, and one group stayed in Israel and the Ammoriam there created the Yerushalmi Gemara

What are the two Gemarot?

The Yerushalmi Gemara and the Babylonian Gemara

Why are there 2 Talmuds?

Because Talmud is Mishnah + Gemara and there are 2 Gemarot --> there are 2 Talmuds

What group made the 2 Talmuds and what was their goal in doing so?

The Savoriam with the purpose of organizing the Gemara(ot) and the Mishnah in the book(s) of Talmud

What are the two Talmuds?

The Yerushalmi Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud

How many Mishnah are there?

Only 1, which is why the same Mishnah Text is used in both of the different Gemarot and Talmuds