Pirkei AvotPirkei Avot (Hebrew: פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת, romanized: pirqē aḇoṯ, lit. 'Chapters of the [Fore]fathers'; also transliterated as Pirqei Avoth or Pirkei Avos or Pirke Aboth, also Abhoth), is a compilation of the Jewish theological and ethical teachings and maxims from Rabbinic Jewish tradition. It is part of didactic Jewish ethical literature. Because of its contents, the name is sometimes given as Ethics of the Fathers.
JudaismReligion of the Jewish people JudaismיַהֲדוּתYahăḏūṯCollection of Judaica (clockwise from top):Candlesticks for Shabbat, a cup for ritual handwashing, a Chumash and a Tanakh, a Yad, a shofar, and an etrog box.TypeEthnic religionClassificationAbrahamicScripture Hebrew Bible Traditions: Talmud Exegesis: Midrash TheologyMonotheisticRegionIsrael and worldwide as minoritiesLanguageBiblical Hebrew and Biblical AramaicFounderAbraham and Moses (according to tradition)Origin1st millennium BCE 20th–18th century BCE (traditional) Judah Mesopotamia (traditional)Separated fromYahwismSeparations Samaritanism Mandaeism Christianity Number of followersc.
Great AssemblyAccording to Jewish tradition, the Great Assembly (Hebrew: כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, romanized: Kəneset haGədōlā, also translated as Great Synagogue or Synod) was an assembly of possibly 120 scribes, sages, and prophets, which existed from the early Second Temple period (around 516 BCE) to the early Hellenistic period (which began in the region with Alexander's conquest in 332 BCE), roughly coinciding with the Persian hegemony over the nation of Israel.HalakhaHalakha ( hah-LAW-khə; Hebrew: הֲלָכָה, romanized: hălāḵā, Sephardic: [halaˈχa]), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandments (mitzvot), subsequent Talmudic and rabbinic laws, and the customs and traditions which were compiled in the many books such as the Shulchan Aruch or Mishneh Torah.
MinhagAccepted tradition or group of traditions in Judaism A minhag (Hebrew: מִנְהָג, lit. 'custom'; pl. מִנְהָגִים, minhagim) is an accepted tradition or group of traditions in Judaism. A related concept, nusach (pronounced [ˈnusax]; נוּסָח, 'formula'), refers to the traditional ordering and forms of Jewish prayer.
TalmudCentral text of Rabbinic JudaismThe Talmud on display in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland brings together parts from the first two Talmud prints by Daniel Bomberg and Ambrosius Froben.Halakhic MidrashAggadic MidrashTargumThe Talmud (; Hebrew: תַּלְמוּד, romanized: Talmūḏ, 'study' or 'learning') is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism, and second in authority only to the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), the first five books of which form the Torah along with the texts in Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings).
MishnahHalakhic MidrashAggadic MidrashTargumThe Mishnah (; Hebrew: מִשְׁנָה, romanized: mišnā, lit.'study by repetition', from the verb לִשְׁנוֹתlišnot, "to repeat") is the first written collection of the Jewish oral traditions. These oral traditions are known as the "Oral Torah", to differentiate them from the (written) Torah, and both are believed in rabbinic tradition to have been revealed alongside each other to Moses at Mount Sinai.
Hebrew languageHebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.
Religious JewsReligious Jews are Jews who practice and observe Judaism, as opposed to Secular Jews, They may be affiliated with: Rabininic:Orthodox JudaismHaredi JudaismHasidic JudaismChabadMisnagdimSephardic HaredimReligious ZionismModern Orthodox JudaismCarlebach movementOpen Orthodox JudaismConservative JudaismMasorti JudaismReconstructionist JudaismReform JudaismJewish RenewalNeolog JudaismNon-Ashkenazi branches, such as Sephardic JudaismNon-Rabbinic: Karaite JudaismHaymanot JudaismJewish ScienceHistoricalElephantine JudaismSecond Temple JudaismPhariseesHouse of HillelHouse of ShammaiHellenistic JudaismSadduceesEssenesZealotsSicariiJewish ChristianityJudaizersNazarenesEbionitesBiblistsSabbateanismFrankismSee alsoJewish religious movements This includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
Rabbinic periodThe Rabbinic period, or the Talmudic period, denotes a transformative era in Jewish history, spanning from the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE to the Muslim conquest in 638 CE. Pivotal in shaping Judaism into its classical form, it is regarded as the second most important era in Jewish history after the Biblical period.
JewsEthnoreligious groupEthnic groupTalmid ChakhamTalmid Chakham (Hebrew: תלמיד חכם) is an honorific title that is given to a man who is well-versed in Jewish law, i.e., a Torah scholar. Originally Hebrew: תלמיד חכמיםTalmid Chakhamim, lit., "student of sages", pl. תלמידי חכמיםtalmidei chakhamim, "students of sages"; inaccurate reconstruction of the singular, which is invariably shortened to ת"ח in printings, led to modern Hebrew: תלמיד חכםtalmid chakham "sage student".
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