TOHOROT — (Heb. טָהֳרוֹת; lit. cleannesses ), fifth tractate in the order of the same name according to the enumeration in the standard Mishnah. According to hai gaon it is the seventh. It is also the seventh in the Tosefta, if the three sections into… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TOHOROT — (Heb. טָהֳרוֹת; lit. cleannesses ), the last of the six orders of the Mishnah, according to the traditional arrangement mentioned in the homily of simeon b. lakish (Shab. 31a), but the fifth order according to R. Tanḥuma (Num. R. 13:15).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tohorot — (Hebrew: טהרות literally Purities ) is the sixth order of the Mishnah (also the Tosefta and Talmud). This order deals with the clean/unclean distinction and family purity. This is the longest of the orders in the Mishnah. There are 12 tractates:… … Wikipedia
KELIM — (Heb. כֵּלִים; vessels ), first tractate of the Mishnah order of Tohorot. Including vessels of all kinds, the term also embraces clothing, furniture, and weapons – indeed any artifact, utensil, or implement. This tractate deals in 30 chapters… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UKẒIN — (Heb. עֻקְצִין; Stalks ), 12th and last tractate in the order Tohorot in the Mishnah and the Tosefta. There is no Gemara, either in the Babylonian or the Jerusalem Talmud. Ukẓin deals, in three chapters, with the problems of ritual impurity… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mishnah — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) … Wikipedia
Talmud and Midrash — ▪ Judaism Introduction commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). Definition of terms The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly… … Universalium
LIPSCHUTZ, ISRAEL BEN GEDALIAH — (1782–1860), German rabbinic scholar. Lipschutz served as rabbi in the towns of Wronki (1821), Dessau and Colmar (1826–37), and Danzig (1837–60). His fame rests upon his commentary to the Mishnah, entitled Tiferet Yisrael, one of the finest of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NIDDAH — (Heb. נִדָּה; menstruous woman ), seventh tractate of the order Tohorot in the Mishnah and in the Babylonian Talmud – the only tractate of the order with Gemara. The tractate deals with the ritual uncleanness of a woman which is caused by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Talmud — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy) … Wikipedia
