Talmud 101
Class 2 Notes
In this class, we began looking at a page
from the Talmud. First we looked at the layout of the page.
The following concepts were brought up:
* Page number is in Hebrew at the top left
of the page (e.g. chof-vov is page 26).
* The tractate of the Gemara is to the right of the page
number (e.g. Brachot).
* The perek (chapter) of the tractate is to the right of
the tractate name (e.g. perek shlishi (3rd chapter)).
* The first words of the mishna on the page are to the right
of the chapter name.
* The text of the mishna and gemara run down
the center of the page.
* The Tosofot commentary runs down the left
side of the mishna/gemara.
* The Rashi commentary runs down the right side of the mishna/gemara.
* Amod means “side of the page”.
Amod aleph is the front side of the page. Amod bet is the
back side of the page.
* The first word of the mishna is highlighted
in bigger, boldfaced letters. The gemara that follows starts
with the letters, Gimmel Mem.
Stages of Learning Mishna
1) Read through mishna to understand the words
2) Punctuate the mishna
Example:
Woman, without her man, is nothing.
Woman, with her, man is nothing.
3) Analyze the mishna
