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(JTA) — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral ...
(Mishnah Temurah 5:1) In other words, how can we “trick” the Kohen out of his first-born? While this language sounds troubling, the Sages were teaching us that sometimes the utilization of ...
SCARSDALE, N.Y. (JTA) — You can find the secret to creating lively Passover seders in a surprising place — an 1,800-year-old law code called the Mishnah. For starters, the Mishnah did not ...
The seventh annual Mishna Quiz is set to begin this week. Hundreds of students from Israel's junior high schools will take part in the quiz, which tests knowledge of the Mishna – the compendium ...
The Medrash Talpios says that the letters of the word Mishnah are the same letters of the word shmeina in the posuk of Asher. This points to the fact that Asher will be a guardian for us because ...
This past Shabbat, Jews around the world once again began the Mishnah Yomit cycle with Masechet Brachot. Daily Mishnah learning is an incredible, powerful way to bring Torah into your life in a ...
Finally, it is here — the famous Mishnah Berurah with English translation on CD-ROM. For those of you who are not familiar with the Mishnah Berurah, it is one of the most popular and famous ...
JTA — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral Torah ...
The authors suggested the target audience — at least for now — is specialists for whom an explicated Mishnah would be an essential tool. The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is the product of 10 years ...