help with Oral Torah studies
I wish to come into the possession of the Oral Torah for research purposes. Can someone help me out with this? primarily, what is the difference between Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud, Jerusalem Talmud, and the six orders? are there any other things i need to know about the oral torah? i want as comprehensive a resource on this as possible so please help; thanks. salum
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Permalink Reply by Yirmeyahu on -
The thing about Oral Torah is that you need a good teacher to help you to understand it because the Sages wrote in a highly specific, codefied, and, obviously, foreign language. Some study it and think they understand when they really don't.
There is a series of 31 free audio teachings from Samuel Peak, a very good teacher, on the teachings of Rabbi Yahuda Leiv Ashlag who is regarded as one of the top Rabbis who taught קבלה Qabalah. He (Ashlag) felt it was his mission to help non elite types i.e. regular people, understand the Sod level of Torah. I have not listened to all of them but have known his work to be excellent and that he is qualified to teach Oral Torah. The link is :
http://ladder.rnn.libsynpro.com/rss
May his teachings be a blessing for you.
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Permalink Reply by Onieu bahn Duid on -
bro im looking for the actual writings themselves. i am quite enlightened, and thus i don't need someone's teachings. surely i can benefit from other's teachings, but without the actual text in my possession, it is pointless.
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Permalink Reply by Onieu bahn Duid on
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thanks. what's the difference between Mishnah and Talmud?
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Permalink Reply by Rudy on -
It is my understanding that the Mishnah is only part of the Talmud; the other part is the Gemara. In other words, Mishanh + Gemara = Talmud. And it is my understanding that there are actually two Talmuds, one was done in Babylon and the other in Jerusalem; thus the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud. Anyone, if I'm wrong please correct me.
Onieu bahn Duid said:thanks. what's the difference between Mishnah and Talmud?
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Permalink Reply by Onieu bahn Duid on
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thanks that helps =)
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Permalink Reply by J. Jury (אליהוא) on -
Rudy is correct.
The Mishnah was written about 200 CE, and the Gemara- a commentary to the Mishnah- was written about 500 CE. The two of them together form the Talmud. (Generally when presented in English, the Mishnah is written all in caps, and the Gemara is the text that follows. Generally.) The Babylonian Talmud is broken up into six "orders" of texts.
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