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Masekhet, the Glossary

Index Masekhet

A (מַסֶּכֶת, Sephardic:, Ashkenazic:; plural מַסֶּכְתּוֹת|rtl.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Aggadah, Asher ben Jehiel, Ashkenazi Hebrew, Baraita, Berakhot (tractate), Conversion to Judaism, Gemara, Hebrew Bible, Jerusalem Talmud, Judeo-Aramaic languages, Maimonides, Mezuzah, Midrash, Minor tractate, Mishnah, Mishneh Torah, Nezikin, Rabbinic literature, Sanhedrin (tractate), Sephardi Hebrew, Shabbat (Talmud), Talmud, Tefillin, Torah scroll, Tosefta, Tzitzit, Warp and weft, Weaving.

  2. Minor tractates
  3. Oral Torah
  4. Rabbinic literature

Aggadah

Aggadah (אַגָּדָה ʾAggāḏā or Haggāḏā; Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגָּדְתָא ʾAggāḏəṯāʾ; "tales, fairytale, lore") is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly the Talmud and Midrash. Masekhet and Aggadah are oral Torah.

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Asher ben Jehiel

Asher ben Jehiel (אשר בן יחיאל, or Asher ben Yechiel, sometimes Asheri) (1250 or 1259 – 1327) was an eminent rabbi and Talmudist best known for his abstract of Talmudic law.

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Ashkenazi Hebrew

Ashkenazi Hebrew (hagiyoh ashkenazis, ashkenazishe havore) is the pronunciation system for Biblical and Mishnaic Hebrew favored for Jewish liturgical use and Torah study by Ashkenazi Jewish practice.

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Baraita

Baraita (translit "external" or "outside"; pl. bārayāṯā or in Hebrew baraitot; also baraitha, beraita; Ashkenazi pronunciation: berayse) designates a tradition in the Oral Torah of Rabbinical Judaism that is not incorporated in the Mishnah. Masekhet and baraita are Talmud.

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Berakhot (tractate)

Berakhot (Brakhot, lit. "Blessings") is the first tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. Masekhet and Berakhot (tractate) are Mishnah and Talmud.

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Conversion to Judaism

Conversion to Judaism (translit or translit) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community.

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Gemara

The Gemara (also transliterated Gemarah, or in Yiddish Gemore) is an essential component of the Talmud, comprising a collection of rabbinical analyses and commentaries on the Mishnah and presented in 63 books. Masekhet and Gemara are oral Torah and Talmud.

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Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Hebrew), also known in Hebrew as Miqra (Hebrew), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim.

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Jerusalem Talmud

The Jerusalem Talmud (translit, often for short) or Palestinian Talmud, also known as the Talmud of the Land of Israel, is a collection of rabbinic notes on the second-century Jewish oral tradition known as the Mishnah. Masekhet and Jerusalem Talmud are Talmud.

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Judeo-Aramaic languages

Judaeo-Aramaic languages represent a group of Hebrew-influenced Aramaic and Neo-Aramaic languages.

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Maimonides

Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam (רמב״ם), was a Sephardic rabbi and philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.

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Mezuzah

A mezuzah (מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: mezuzot) is a piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah, which Jews fix to the doorposts of their homes.

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Midrash

Midrash (. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. מִדְרָשׁ; מִדְרָשִׁים or midrashot) is expansive Jewish Biblical exegesis using a rabbinic mode of interpretation prominent in the Talmud.

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Minor tractate

The minor tractates (מסכתות קטנות, masechtot qetanot) are essays from the Talmudic period or later dealing with topics about which no formal tractate exists in the Mishnah. Masekhet and minor tractate are minor tractates, Mishnah and Talmud.

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Mishnah

The Mishnah or the Mishna (מִשְׁנָה, "study by repetition", from the verb shanah, or "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first major written collection of the Jewish oral traditions that are known as the Oral Torah. Masekhet and Mishnah are oral Torah, rabbinic literature and Talmud.

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Mishneh Torah

The Mishneh Torah (repetition of the Torah), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (label), is a code of Rabbinic Jewish religious law (halakha) authored by Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon/Rambam).

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Nezikin

Nezikin (נזיקין Neziqin, "Damages") or Seder Nezikin ("The Order of Damages") is the fourth Order of the Mishna (also the Tosefta and Talmud). Masekhet and Nezikin are Mishnah.

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Rabbinic literature

Rabbinic literature, in its broadest sense, is the entire spectrum of works authored by rabbis throughout Jewish history.

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Sanhedrin (tractate)

Sanhedrin is one of ten tractates of Seder Nezikin (a section of the Talmud that deals with damages, i.e. civil and criminal proceedings). Masekhet and Sanhedrin (tractate) are Mishnah, oral Torah and Talmud.

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Sephardi Hebrew

Sephardi Hebrew (or Sepharadi Hebrew; Ivrit Sefardit, Ebreo de los Sefaradim) is the pronunciation system for Biblical Hebrew favored for liturgical use by Sephardi Jews.

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Shabbat (Talmud)

Shabbat (שַׁבָּת, lit. "Sabbath") is the first tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Appointed Times") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. Masekhet and Shabbat (Talmud) are Mishnah and Talmud.

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Talmud

The Talmud (תַּלְמוּד|Talmūḏ|teaching) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology. Masekhet and Talmud are Mishnah, oral Torah and rabbinic literature.

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Tefillin

Tefillin (Israeli Hebrew: /; Ashkenazic pronunciation:; Modern Hebrew pronunciation), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah.

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A Torah scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה,, lit. "Book of Torah"; plural: סִפְרֵי תוֹרָה) is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning the five books of Moses (the first books of the Hebrew Bible).

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Tosefta

The Tosefta (translit "supplement, addition") is a compilation of Jewish Oral Law from the late second century, the period of the Mishnah and the Jewish sages known as the Tannaim. Masekhet and Tosefta are Mishnah and Talmud.

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Tzitzit

Tzitzit (צִיצִית ṣīṣīṯ,; plural ṣīṣiyyōṯ, Ashkenazi:; and Samaritan) are specially knotted ritual fringes, or tassels, worn in antiquity by Israelites and today by observant Jews and Samaritans.

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Warp and weft

In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread and yarn into textile fabrics.

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Weaving

Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

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See also

Minor tractates

Oral Torah

Rabbinic literature

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masekhet

Also known as Masechet, Masechta, Massechet, Massehet, Masseket, Massekhet, Mesechet, Perakim, Peraḳim, Pereq.