Sacred Texts module 1
The Talmud (Hebrew for “study”) is one of the central works of the Jewish people.
The Mishnah is studied both because it is part of the canon of Jewish literature and because it is the foundation of the Talmud.
Sacred Texts
Sacred Texts
Sacred Texts module 2
Originally known simply as Avot (literally, “fathers” or “ancestors”), Pirkei Avot is among the most well known of all writings in Rabbinic Judaism.
Together Torah, Nevi’im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings) comprise what is known as the Tanach. This name for the Hebrew Bible is actually made up of the first letter of each of the three sections of the Bible.
