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.
Musar literatureJewish ethical works emphasizing virtue Musar literature is Jewish ethical and didactic literature which describes virtues and vices and the path towards character improvement. This literature gives the name to the Musar movement in 19th-century Lithuania, but this article considers such literature more broadly. Definition Musar literature is often described as "ethical literature". Geoffrey Claussen describes it as "Jewish literature that discusses virtue and character."
TorahFirst five books of the Hebrew BibleAn opened Torah scroll (Book of Genesis part).HalakhaHalakha ( ; Hebrew: הֲלָכָה, romanized: hălāḵā, Sephardic:), is the collective body of Jewishreligious 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.
Hebrew BibleJewish canon of Hebrew biblical scriptures
Hebrew languageNorthwest Semitic 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.
MidrashMidrash (; Hebrew: מִדְרָשׁ; pl. מִדְרָשִׁים midrashim or מִדְרָשׁוֹת midrashot) is a genre of Jewish Biblical exegesis, including Talmudic texts that use the classical rabbinic mode of homiletical interpretation (derash). The word itself means "textual interpretation", "study", or "exegesis", derived from the root verb darash (דָּרַשׁ), which means "resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require".AggadahHalakhic MidrashAggadic MidrashTargumAggadah (Hebrew: אַגָּדָה, romanized: Aggāḏā, or הַגָּדָהHaggāḏā; Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אֲגַדְתָּא, romanized: Ăg̱aḏtā; 'tales', 'legend', 'lore') is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly the Talmud and Midrash.Hasidic philosophyHasidic philosophy or Hasidism (Hebrew: חסידות), alternatively transliterated as Hasidut or Chassidus, consists of the teachings of the Hasidic movement, which are the teachings of the Hasidic rebbes, often in the form of commentary on the Torah (the Five books of Moses) and Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism).
Literal translationLiteral translation, direct translation, word-for-word translation, word-by-word translation, or word-to-word translation is the translation of a text done by translating each word separately without analysing how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence. In translation theory, another term for literal translation is metaphrase (as opposed to paraphrase for an analogous translation).
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).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.