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Seder Masekhtoth (Tractates) Theme/Main Topic M,B,J Biblical source Ch Pgs # 1. Berakhoth (Blessings/Prayers) Liturgical rules M,B,J 9 63 63 2. Pe’ah (Corner) Corners and gleanings of fields M,J Lev 19:9-10, Deut 24:19,21 8 - - 3. Demai (Doubtfully tithed) Doubtfully tithed produce M,J 7 - - 4. Kilayim (Mixtures) Mixtures in animals, plants, garments M,J Lev 19:19, Deut 22:9-11 9 - - 5. Shebi'ith (Sabbatical Year) Sabbatical Year M,J E23:10-11,L25:2-7,20-22,D15:1-11 10 - - (Seeds) 6. Terumoth (Heave offerings) Heave offerings M,J Num 18:8,12,24,26, Deut 18:4 11 - - 7. Ma'aseroth (Tithes) Tithes M,J Lev 21:3-33, Num 18:21-26 5 - - Agriculture 8. Ma'aser Sheni (Second tithe) Second tithe M,J Lev 27:30, Deut 14:22-29 & 26:12 5 - - Zera'im 9. Hallah (Dough offering) Dough portion for priests M,J Num 15:18-21 4 - - 10. Orlah (Uncircumcised) The fruit of trees in first 4 years M,J Lev 19:23-25 3 - - 2 11. Bikkurim (First fruits) First fruits to be brought to Temple M,J Exo 23:29, Deut 26:1-11 4 - - 1. Shabbath (Sabbath) Sabbath observance M,B,J Exo 20:8-10 24 156 219 2. Erubin (Combinations) Extension of Sabbath boundaries M,B,J 10 104 323 3. Pesachim (Passovers) Passover observance, paschal lamb M,B,J Exo 12:15,19,43-48,13:7-8 10 120 443 4. Shekalim (Shekls) Half-shekel Temple tax M,J Exo 30:12-16 8 21 464 Ritual 5. Yoma (Day [of Atonement]) Yom Kippur M,B,J Lev 15:3-34, Num 29:7-11 8 87 551 6. Sukkah (Tabernacle) Feast of Tabernacle laws M,B,J Lev 23:34-36,42 5 55 606 (Festivals) 7. Betzah (Egg) Labours prohibited on Festivals M,B,J Exo 12:16, Lev 23:3,7,21,25,35,36 5 39 645 8. Rosh HaShanah (New Year's day) Calendar calculations, New Year law M,B,J Lev 23:24, Num 29:1 4 34 679 Ronnie Figdor201 Ronnie 9. Ta'anith (Fasting) Occasions for fasts M,B,J 4 30 709 Mo'ed © Calendar & Calendar 10. Megilah (Scroll) Reading of Book of Esther on Purim M,B,J 4 31 740 11. Mo’ed Katan (Minor festival) Intervening days of Shalosh Regalim M,B,J 3 28 768 12. Chagigah (Festival offering) Pilgrimage feasts, private offerings M,B,J Exo 23:14, Deut 16:16-17 3 26 794 1. Yebamoth (Sisters-in-Law) Levirate marriage M,B,J Lev 18:18, Deut 25:5-10 16 121 915 m- 2. Ketuvoth (Marriage contract) Dowery, marriage settlements M,B,J 13 111 1026 3. Nedarim (Vows) Oaths & Annulments M,B,J Num 30:3-16 11 90 1116 (wo 4. Nazir (Nazarite) Nazarite M,B,J Num 6:2-21 9 65 1181 en) 5. Sota (Adultress) Wife suspected of adultery M,B,J Num 5:11-31 9 48 1229 Marriage 6. Gittin (Divorces) Divorce & remarriage M,B,J Deut 24:1-5 9 89 1318 Nashim 7. Kiddushin (Marrying) Betrothals M,B,J 4 81 1399 1. Bava Kama (First gate) Damages, injuries M,B,J Exo 21:28-37, Exo 22:1-6 10 118 1517 2. Bava Metzia (Middle gate) Property law, trust, buying, selling M,B,J E22:6-14,24-26, L25:14, D22:1-4 10 118 1635 3. Bava Bathra (Last gate) Real estate, commerce, hereditary M,B,J Num 27:7-11 10 175 1810 4. Sanhedrin (Council) Courts, capital crime punishment M,B,J 11 112 1922 5. Makkoth (Lashes) False witness, cities of refuge, lashes M,B,J Num 35:10-32, Deut 19:1-13,16-19 3 23 1945 6. Shebuoth (Oaths) Oaths M,B,J Exo 22:6-10, Lev 5:4-5,21 8 48 1993 7. Eduyoth (Testimonies) Testimonies M,B 8 - - 8. Avodah Zarah (Idolatry) Idolatry M,B,J 5 75 2068 9. Aboth ([Sayings of the] Fathers) Wisdom sayings M 5/6 - - 10. Horayoth (Decisions) Erroneous decisions and their effects M,B,J Lev 4 and 5 3 13 2081 11. Aboth DeRabi Nathan Ethics of the fathers of R’ Nathan B 41 - - 12. Sofrim (Scribes) Writing of scrolls of Torah & Esther B 21 - - (Damages) Criminal Law Criminal 13. Evel Rabbati/Semachot (Mourning) Burial and mourning B 14 - - 14. Kallah (Bride) & Kallah Rabbati Chastity B 1/9 - - 15. Derekh Eretz Rabba (Conduct-maj) Prohibited marriages, ethical teaching B 11 - - Nezikin 16. Derekh Eretz Zuta (Conduct-min) Ethical and social teachings B +Perek Hashalom (Chapt. on peace) 11 - - Civil & Civil 17. Gerim (Converts) Conversion process B 4 - - 18. Cuthim (Cuthites) Cuthites B 2 - - 19. Avadim (Slaves/Servants) Slaves/Servants B 3 - - 20. Sefer Torah (Torah Scroll) Writing a Torah Scroll B 5 - - 21. Tefillin (Phylacteries) Writing and wearing phylacteries B Deut 6:8, Deut 11:18 1 - - 22. Tzitzith (Fringes) Wearing fringes B Num 15:37-40 1 - - 23. Mezuzah (Doorpost) Writing & placing mezuzah on door B Deut 6:9, Deut 11:20 2 - - 1. Zebachim (Sacrifices) Sacrifices M,B Lev 1-4 14 119 2200 2. Menachoth (Meal Offerings) Meal and drink offerings M,B Lev 2 13 109 2309 3. Chullin (Profane things) Slaughtering, dietary laws M,B 12 141 2450 4. Bekhoroth (Firstborn) Firstborn of man and animals M,B E8:12-12,13:2,12, N18:15-18, D15 9 60 2510 Offerings 5. Arakhin (Evaluations) Appraisement for redemption M,B Lev 27:2-27 9 33 2543 6. Temurah (Exchange) Exchange of sanctified things M,B Lev 27:10-27 7 33 2576 (Holy things) (Holy 7. Keritoth (Excisions) Sins punishable by excision M,B 6 27 2603 8. Me’ilah (Trespass, Sacrilege) Trespass, Sacrilege M,B Lev 5:15-16 6 21 2624 9. Kinnim (Birds’ nests) Sacrifices of fowls, offerings of poor M,B Lev 1:14,57,12:8,15:14,29, Num 6:9 3 3½ 2627 10. Tamid (Daily sacrifice) Daily sacrifice M,B Exo 29:38-42, Num 28:2-8 7/6 8 2635 Sacrifices & Sacrifices Kodashim 11. Middoth (Measurements) Measurement & description of Temple M,B 5 4 2639 List of Tractates of the Mishnah (M), Babylonian Talmud (B) and Jerusalem Talmud Talmud (J) of the Jerusalem Mishnah Babylonian (B) and Tractates List of (M), 1. Kelim (Vessels) Ritual uncleanness of garments, etc. M Lev 11:33-35 30 - - 2. Oholoth (Tents) Ritual uncleanness of houses & tents M Num 19:14-16,22 18 - - 3. Nega'im (Tzara’at affliction) Tazara’at affliction M Lev 13 and 14 14 - - ties) 4. Parah ([Red] Heifer) Ritual of purification M Lev 19:1-22 12 - - i 5. Toharoth (Puritifications) Temporary defilement until sunset M Lev 11:24-28 10 - - ment (Pur 6. Mikwaoth (Reservoirs) Ritual wells and reservoirs M 10 - - e 7. Niddah (Menstruant) Menstruation M,B,J Lev 12:2-8, 15:19-31 10 72 2711 8. Makshirin (Preparations) Liquids that render food unclean M Lev 11:34,38 6 - - Defil 9. Zabim (Sufferers of gonorrhoea) Sufferers with gonorrhoea M Lev 15:2-18 5 - - Toharoth 10. Tebul Yom (Immersed at daytime) Immersed at daytime & sunset M 4 - - 11. Yadayim (Hands) Uncleanness & purification of hands M 4 - - 12. Ukzin (Fruit stalks) Fruit stalks & shells conveying uncl. M #No. of Pages from the start of B 3 - - .
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    Appendix: A Guide to the Main Rabbinic Sources Although, in an historical sense, the Hebrew scriptures are the foundation of Judaism, we have to turn elsewhere for the documents that have defined Judaism as a living religion in the two millennia since Bible times. One of the main creative periods of post-biblical Judaism was that of the rabbis, or sages (hakhamim), of the six centuries preceding the closure of the Babylonian Talmud in about 600 CE. These rabbis (tannaim in the period of the Mishnah, followed by amoraim and then seboraim), laid the foundations of subsequent mainstream ('rabbinic') Judaism, and later in the first millennium that followers became known as 'rabbanites', to distinguish them from the Karaites, who rejected their tradition of inter­ pretation in favour of a more 'literal' reading of the Bible. In the notes that follow I offer the English reader some guidance to the extensive literature of the rabbis, noting also some of the modern critical editions of the Hebrew (and Aramaic) texts. Following that, I indicate the main sources (few available in English) in which rabbinic thought was and is being developed. This should at least enable readers to get their bearings in relation to the rabbinic literature discussed and cited in this book. Talmud For general introductions to this literature see Gedaliah Allon, The Jews in their Land in the Talmudic Age, 2 vols (Jerusalem, 1980-4), and E. E. Urbach, The Sages, tr. I. Abrahams (Cambridge, Mass., and London: Harvard University Press, 1987), as well as the Reference Guide to Adin Steinsaltz's edition of the Babylonian Talmud (see below, under 'English Transla­ tions').