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PREMIUMPREMIUM TORAHTORAH COLLEGECOLLEGE PROGRAMSPROGRAMSTaTa l l Gemara Yevamos Elementary II February 2019 Elementary Gemara II: Yevamos — Study Guide — This elementary Gemara II examination is based on the beginning of Maseches Yevamos, לא רבי“ ,6b), (until the words, on the 2nd wide line) דף ו עמוד ב 2a) until) דף ב עמוד א from .(”יוסי In this Study Guide you will find: • The syllabus outline for the elementary Yevamos II examination (page 3). • A sample Gemara Bava Metzia examination (page 10). Please utilize the sample examination to familiarize yourself with the type of questions that are asked, and for guidance as to how to answer them. The Bava Metzia sample examination is comparable to the Yevamos formal examination in both level and style. This Study Guide is the property of TAL and MUST be returned after you take the exam. Failure to do so is an aveirah of gezel. GemaraYevamosElemIISP-1 v01.indd Elementary Talmud II (Talmud 102) Yevamos-1 © 2019 by Torah Accreditation Liaison. All Rights Reserved. Yevamos Elementary II Elementary Gemara II: Yevamos — Syllabus — The formal examination consists of between 42 and 46 questions assessing your ability to identify the different elements on adaf Gemara; your knowledge of basic background information about Mishnah and Gemara; your ability to translate and understand vocabulary, expressions, rules, and acronyms; and your understanding of the set pages of Gemara and some Rashis. The syllabus on the following pages describes in detail all the material you need to know to answer the complete range of examination questions. You are required to know: • Some general information about Mishnah and Gemara. • How to use Hagahos HaBach, Ein Mishpat and the other features on the page of Gemara. • The set text. • A number of assigned Rashis. • Common Gemara terminology, methodology and abbreviations. Although the examination includes general information questions, the majority of the questions test your knowledge and understanding of the set text, Rashis, and abbreviations, and terminology. NOTE: For the examination, you are expected to know the translation and meaning of all words or phrases appearing in the set text. You are also responsible for the entire text of each assigned Rashi. Within the set text are many abbreviations and terms which are commonly used throughout the Talmud to indicate specific types of questions, difficulties, resolutions, proofs, conclusions etc. Some of these are used to indicate common Gemara methodologies (such as kal va’chomer). A list of the terms and abbreviations that you are required to know appears on page 9. Learn the meaning of the terms and abbreviations in the list as well as how they are generally used in the Gemara. The following few pages detail the general information that you need to know about Mishnah and Gemara. Subsequently, you will find details about the set text, the assigned Rashis, and the Gemara terminology. GemaraYevamosElemIISP-1 v01.indd Page 3 of 16 © 2019 by Torah Accreditation Liaison. All Rights Reserved. Yevamos Elementary II The Mishnah You will find it helpful to review the section entitled “The Mishnah” in the Elementary Gemara I study guide. I. Content of the Mishnah The Mishnah is comprised of six sections which are known collectively as Shas, an :”meaning “six orders ,(ששה סדרים) abbreviation of shishah sedarim Each of these sedarim contains numerous Mishnayos (plural of “Mishnah”) sorted into distinct units known as masechtos (plural of masechta). The six sedarim are: 1. Zeraim (Seeds). This seder deals with the halachos pertaining to agriculture. 2. Moed (Festivals). This seder deals with the halachos of Shabbos, the Yamim Tovim, and taanaisim (fasts). 3. Nashim (Women). This seder deals with halachos dealing with marriage and divorce, and the resulting obligations. 4. Nezikin (Damages). This seder deals with the halachos of civil and criminal law, corporal and capital punishment, the composition of batei din (Rabbinical courts), and judicial procedure. 5. Kodshim (Holy Things). This seder contains halachos pertaining to the Beis Hamikdash and korbanos (sacrificial offerings). 6. Taharos (Purity). This seder deals with the halachos of tumah and taharah of all kinds of keilim (objects). II. Well-known Tannaim The term Tanna (plural: Tannaim) means “one who studies.” It is used to identify the rabbanim of the period of the Mishnah. You should be familiar with the names of all the Tannaim that appear in the Mishnah and Beraisos in the set text. However, within the set text of this Gemara, only one Tanna is named: (ר”ש) 2b] R’ Shimon] [4a] R’ Elazar ben Azariah, Ben Azzai, R’ Yehudah [6b] R’ Yosi, R’ Nosson GemaraYevamosElemIISP-1 v01.indd Page 4 of 16 © 2019 by Torah Accreditation Liaison. All Rights Reserved. Yevamos Elementary II The Gemara I. Dynamics of the Talmud Each Mishnah in Shas was discussed and analyzed by the rabbanim in the period of the Gemara, who are known as Amoraim. Although the Amoraim of the Gemara were the outstanding Talmudic scholars of their generations, it is generally assumed that an Amora may not disagree with the opinion of a Tanna of the Mishnah, unless there is another Tanna’s opinion which concurs with his view. Rishonim (see below, section III) cannot disagree with an Amora. II. Well-Known Amoraim The term Amora (plural: Amoraim) means “one who speaks or interprets.” It is used to identify the rabbanim in the period of the Gemara, both in Bavel and Eretz Yisrael. You should be familiar with all the names of the Amoraim cited in the set text of the Gemara, as follows: [3a] Rava, R’ Yitzchak bar Avdimi [3b] Rav, R’ Assi [4a] R’ Sheishes, R’ Yosef, R’ Gidel III. Layout of the Daf Each page of the Talmud features the Gemara in the center of the page with the peirush of Rashi and Tosafos on either side. There are several other features on the daf, including the following: This generally contains cross-references to other .(מסורס הש”ס) Mesoras HaShas • masechtos where the particular Gemara or certain parallel words or concepts appear. It also contains proposed textual emendations made to the Gemara. It is printed in the top inner margin of each page (next to Rashi’s peirush). This contains references to the quotations from Tanach .(תורה אור) Torah Ohr • that are cited by the Gemara. The notation of a small circle appears in the Gemara before the first word of the quotation, and the Torah Ohr reference GemaraYevamosElemIISP-1 v01.indd Page 5 of 16 © 2019 by Torah Accreditation Liaison. All Rights Reserved. Yevamos Elementary II — detailing the name of the sefer in Tanach and the perek number — appears in line with it in the narrow margin between Rashi and the Gemara. Recent editions of the Gemara, such as Oz Vehadar and Vilna Shas, have replaced this feature with an updated version, sometimes renamed Torah Ohr In place of the notation of a small circle, a number .(תורה אור השלם) Hashalem or Hebrew letter appears, referring the reader to the inner margin of the page (or sometimes the outer margin, when the inner margin is full) where the pasuk containing the Gemara’s quotation is cited in full, followed by the name of the sefer in Tanach and the perek and pasuk numbers. This provides the reference for .(נר מצוה) Ner Mitzvah / (עין משפט) Ein Mishpat • the halachah derived from the Gemara, found in the works of the Rambam, Sefer Mitzvos Gadol, Tur, and Shulchan Aruch. It appears in the top outer margin of each page. This recent feature .(ליקוטי רש”י – or: Likutei Rashi) (מוסף רש”י) Mosaf Rashi • quotes Rashi’s peirush in the other places in Shas where the Gemara has a parallel discussion. This consists of proposed textual emendations .(הגהות הב”ח) Hagahos HaBach • made to the Gemara, Rashi, and Tosafos by R’ Yoel Sirkes. This contains textual emendations and .(הגהות הגר”א) Hagahos HaGra • occasional comments made on Gemara, Rashi, and Tosafos by the Vilna Gaon. This recent feature, found in Oz Vehadar .(הגהות וציונים) Hagahos and Tziyonim • (הגהות) Gemaras, contains two features: (i) Proposed textual emendations made to the Gemara, Rashi, and Tosafos that are based on early manuscripts of these texts and on the texts of commentaries. The latest Oz Vehadar Gemaras have even gathered here textual emendations made in Mesoras HaShas. .to the Gemaras etc. that are cited by Rashi and Tosafos (ציונים) ii) References) This consists of notes on the Gemara, Rashi, and .(גליון הש”ס) Gilyon HaShas • Tosafos written by R’ Akiva Eiger. Generally, these notes record a problem it needs — צריך עיון) צ”ע from a parallel text and end without resolution, noting further study). This recent feature, found in some Gemaras, translates .(לעזי רש”י) Loezei Rashi • into Hebrew any foreign words used by Rashi. In other Gemaras, this feature is found after the last page of the Gemara. GemaraYevamosElemIISP-1 v01.indd Page 6 of 16 © 2019 by Torah Accreditation Liaison. All Rights Reserved. Yevamos Elementary II • Rishonim. Rishonim are early prominent rabbanim from the eleventh through fifteenth century. Rashi and Tosafos are Rishonim. There are additional Rishonim printed in the margins of the daf in different masechtos. They include Tosafos Rid ,(רבינו גרשום) Rabbeinu Gershom ,(רבינו חננאל) Rabbeinu Chananel תוספות) and Tosafos Yeshanim ,(רבינו נסים) Rabbeinu Nissim Gaon ,(תוספות רי”ד) .(ישנים • Acharonim. Acharonim are later prominent rabbanim from the sixteenth through nineteenth century. The Vilna Gaon, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, and the authors of Mesoras Hashas and Hagahos HaBach were all Achronim. GemaraYevamosElemIISP-1 v01.indd Page 7 of 16 © 2019 by Torah Accreditation Liaison. All Rights Reserved. Yevamos Elementary II Set Text I. Text for Preparation דף ו עמוד ב 2a) until) דף ב עמוד א Prepare the first five dapim of Maseches Yevamos from .(”לא רבי יוסי“ ,6b), (until the words, on the 2nd wide line) II.