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Okay, class. Let's talk terminology for a moment. The Mishnah is the Oral Torah as redacted by Rabbi Judah the Prince, better known as Rabi Yehuda Hanasi, when it seemed that the oral tradition might be lost if not written down. The sages who take part in its discussions are called tannaim.

As thorough as the tannaim were, guess what? Later sages had comments and questions about what the tannaim said. These later sages, some of them even a few hundred years after the tannaim, and mostly in Babylonia instead of the Land of Israel, were known as amoraim. Their commentaries on the Mishnah are known as the Gemara. Together, the Mishnah and the Gemara make up the Talmud. Got that? If it sounds confusing, don't let it bother you. It's sort of like learning the American political system by first looking at the historical development of bicameral legislatures. If you really want to learn how Congress works, it's better to just visit the Capitol and watch them in session. Or catch them on C-SPAN. Then the theory will start to make sense.

Here, too, don't be bothered about figuring out who's who and what's what (unless you like doing that). Better to jump in - get a text and start studying. It will become clear. And studying Mishnah and Gemara is rather like sitting in the visitors' gallery of the legislature, listening to the proceedings - with this very important exception: in the visitors' gallery, you have to watch silently. By us, you are not only invited, but required, to take part in the discussion.

New! Mishnah and Talmud Software

Here are computer programs and other goodies to help you learn Mishnah and Talmud (and how about reading Rashi script?), courtesy of our affiliate jewishsoftware.com.

Reading Rashi - Interactive Education for Reading Rashi Script	Gemara Buddy - Perek Eilu Metzios - Technology for Talmud Study and Review	Gemara Tutor	Talmud Master - Interactive Talmud Trainer	Wolfson Talmud - 26 CD-ROMS
Talmud HaMuklat - 22 CDs - Technology for Talmud Study and Review in Hebrew	Master Mishna – Complete Set - Technology for Mishna Study and Review - 6 CDs	Master Mishna – Zeraim	Master Mishna – Moed	Master Mishna – Nashim
Master Mishna – Nezikin	Master Mishna - Kodshim	Master Mishna - Tahoros	Bar Ilan Responsa 10	Bar Ilan Responsa 10 Plus Encyclopedia Talmudit
Tanach Plus - includes Tanach, 24 Bible Commentaries, Talmud Bavli and Commentaries, Zohar, and more	Judaic Bookshelf - Master Library - Tanach, Bible Commentaries, Talmud Bavli with Commentaries, Zohar, Sifrei Mussar, Machshava, and Siddurim	Bar Ilan Talmud Torah Study Buddy	Encyclopedia Talmudit complete on CD	ArtScroll Stone Chumash with English Rashi - CD-ROM

Artscroll Mishnah, Blackman Mishnayoth, and other books on Mishnah

Artscroll has a lovely series of Mishnah editions, shown below. They include the Hebrew text with English translations and commentaries. If you're looking for a complete set of the Mishnah, with Hebrew text, English translation, and brief commentary, we suggest the six-volume Blackman Mishnayoth (mishnayot, as we would spell it now, being the plural of mishnah). Also shown below are a few of the many books written by Jacob Neusner on the Mishnah, its authors, and the environment in which they worked.

Artscroll Mishnah Zeraim volume 1: BERACHOS	Artscroll Mishnah Zeraim 2a: PEAH	Artscroll Mishnah Zeraim 2b: DEMAI	Artscroll Mishnah Zeraim 3a: KILAYIM	Artscroll Mishnah Zeraim 3b: SHEVIIS
Artscroll Yad Avrohom Mishnah Series: Tractate TERUMOS (Seder Zeraim)	Artscroll Mishnah Moed 1a:SHABBOS	Artscroll Mishnah Moed 1b Eruvin, BEITZAH	Artscroll Mishnah Moed 2 Pesachim, SHEKALIM	Artscroll Mishnah Moed 3 ROSH HASHANAH, YOMA, SUCCAH
Artscroll Mishnah Moed 4 TAANIS, MEGILLAH, MOED KATAN, CHAGIGAH	Artscroll Mishnah Nashim 1a: YEVAMOS	Artscroll Mishnah Nashim 1b: KESUBOS	Artscroll Mishnah Nashim 2a: NEDARIM	Artscroll Mishnah Nashim 2b: NAZIR, SOTAH
Artscroll Mishnah Nashim 3 GITTIN, KIDDUSHIN	Artscroll Mishnah Nezikin 1a: BAVA KAMMA	Artscroll Mishnah Nezikin 1b: BAVA METZIA	Artscroll Mishnah Nezikin 1c: BAVA BASRA	Artscroll Mishnah Nezikin 2a: SANHEDRIN
Artscroll Mishnah Nezikin 2b: MAKKOS - SHEVUOS	Artscroll Mishnah Nezikin 3b: AVODAH ZARAH / HORAYOS	Artscroll Mishnah Kodashim 1a: ZEVACHIM	Artscroll Mishnah Kodashim 1b: MENACHOS	Artscroll Mishnah Kodashim 2a: CHULLIN
Artscroll Mishnah Kodashim 2b: BECHOROS	Artscroll Mishnah Kodashim 3a: ARACHIN	Artscroll Mishnah Kodashim 3c: KERISOS	Artscroll Mishnah Tohoros 2A: OHOLOS Volume 1	Artscroll Mishnah Tohoros 2B: OHOLOS Volume 2
Artscroll Mishnah Tohoros 4b: NEGAIM	Artscroll Mishnah Tohoros 4b: MIKVAOS	The Mishnah: A New Translation	Mishnah	Tractate Baba Kama
Blackman Mishnayoth (6 Volume Set)	Maimonides' Introduction to the Talmud: A Translation of Maimonides Introduction to His Commentary on the Mishna With Complete Original Hebrew Text	The Mishnah: An Introduction	Midrash, Mishnah and Gemara: The Jewish Predilection for Justified Law	Vanquished Nation, Broken Spirit: The Virtues of the Heart in Formative Judaism

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