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Mishnah

משנה

First major work of rabbinic literature, compiled around 200 CE, documenting a multiplicity of legal opinions in the oral tradition.

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Seder Zeraim (Agriculture)

11 texts

סדר זרעים

Blessings and agricultural laws

Seder Moed (Holidays)

12 texts

סדר מועד

Laws of Shabbat and holidays

Seder Nashim (Family Law)

7 texts

סדר נשים

Laws of marriage, divorce, and family

Seder Nezikin (Damages)

10 texts

סדר נזיקין

Civil and criminal law

Seder Kodashim (Sacrifices)

11 texts

סדר קדשים

Temple service and sacrifices

Seder Tahorot (Purity)

12 texts

סדר טהרות

Ritual purity laws

Rishonim on Mishnah

2 texts

ראשונים על משנה

Medieval commentaries on the Mishnah

Popular Texts

Berakhot

ברכות

Blessings and prayers, focusing on Shema and the Amidah.

Peah

פאה

Crops left in the corner of a field for the poor to take.

Shabbat

שבת

Creative work prohibited on Shabbat and other laws that preserve the sanctity of the day.

Eruvin

עירובין

Enclosures that legally expand the areas in which one can carry and travel on Shabbat.

Yevamot

יבמות

The mandated marriage of a widow to the brother of her childless husband.

Ketubot

כתובות

The marital contract (Ketubah) and obligations between husband and wife.

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