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בית המקדש First מלאכים א׳ פרק ד:כ ְי ָהוּדה ְו ִי ְשׂ ָר ֵאל ַר ִבּים ַכּחוֹל ֲא ֶשׁ ַר־ﬠ ַל־ה ָיּם ָל ֹרב ֹא ְכ ִלים ְו ֹשׁ ִתים ְוּשׂ ֵמ ִֽחים׃ Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sands of the sea; they ate and drank and were content. בית המקדש Second 1 נחמיה ז:סו ָכּ ַל־ה ָקּ ָ ֖הל ְכּ ֶא ָ ֑חד ַא ְר ַ ֣בּ ע ִר ֔בּוֹא ַא ְל ַ ֖פּ ִים ְשׁ ֵ שׁ־מ ֥אוֹת ְו ִשׁ ִֽשּׁים׃ The sum of the entire community was 42,360,
עזרא ב:ע ַו ֵיּ ְשׁבוּ ַה ֹכּ ֲה ִנים ְו ַה ְל ִו ִיּם ֽוּ ִמ ָן־ה ָﬠם ְו ַה ְמ ֹשׁ ְר ִרים ְו ַה ֲשּׁוֹﬠ ִרים ְו ַה ְנּ ִת ִינים ְבּ ָﬠ ֵר ֶיהם ְו ָכ ִל־י ְשׂ ָר ֵאל ְבּ ָﬠ ֵר ֶֽיהם׃ The priests, the Levi’im and some of the people, and the singers, gatekeepers, and the temple servants took up residence in their towns and all Israel in their towns.
Gemara: Key words:
.(Rabbis of the Gemara) asked a contradiction (from tannaic sources/אמוראים They (the-וְּר ִמ ְינהוּ In order to be considered a contradiction, three things must exist: 1. We are dealing with the same author/tanna in both sources. .(and not a contradiction (מחלוקת) Otherwise it would be an argument) 2. The two sources are dealing with the same case or variable. .is different הלכה/The outcome .3
The way to answer a contradiction would be to either: 1. Show that it’s two different authors. 2. Show that the cases or variables are different. 3. Show that the outcome is really the same.
Introduction to Learning Gemara SEMESTER 2 – CLASS 2 1 RABBI DAVID MANSOUR
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A Guide to the "Vilna" Talmud page
The Header: A- Name of Masechet/Tractate B- Perek/Chapter number C- Perek/Chapter name D- Daf/Amud - Page number The pages are numbered with Hebrew letters. Each folio (two sides) is called a daf .The two sides of the daf are referred to as amud alef and amud bet.
The Center of the page: The Text E- The Mishna The first formally written compilation of the Oral Torah, the Mishna records the teachings, rulings and disputes of the Tanna'im (Rabbis of the Mishna). It was compiled by R' Yehuda HaNasi, who was known as "Rebbe" ("the teacher/master) in about the year 3690 (200 CE). F-The Gemara Analysis and discussions from the Amora'im (Rabbis of the Gemara) on the Mishna and related topics. This predominantly took place in Babel/Babylonia, which was the center of Jewish life at that time period. The collection and redaction of the Gemara took place under the direction of Ravina and R' Ashi. This is referred to as the Talmud Bavli - The Babylonian Talmud. Surrounding the Text: The Primary Commentaries G- Rashi The commentary of R' Shlomo Yitzchaki (France, 1040-1105), regarded as "The Father of Commentators," is called Rashi - an acronym of his name . Rashi's commentary always appears towards the inside of the Gemara's text ,closer to the binding. H- Tosafot The commentary of Tosafot comprises the teachings and analyses by the Torah scholars of France and Germany spanning the 12th and 13th centuries. Tosafot takes an analytical approach, citing and scrutinizing both Talmudic text and Rashi's commentary in light of teachings elsewhere in the Gemara. Tosafot's commentary always appears towards the outside of the Gemara's text.
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