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Quick Quiz - Sept 14th 2011

Who did Yehoshua pass the Oral Torah onto? * The elders

Who did the tanaim recieve the oral Torah from? * Zugot

What were the two titles/positions given to the zugot? * Nasi and Av Bein Dim

Who compiled the Mishnah, and in what year? * Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi in 200 C.E

What does the word Mishnah literally mean? * Repeat

What proof do we have that there must have been some commentary that accompanied the written Torah? * Why we keep kosher and why we celebrate shabbat are some examples.

What languages is the Mishnah written in? * Hebrew and Aramaic

Why was the oral torah eventually written down? * Because we didn't want to forget it and we didn't want it to change over time.

What does the word ברייתא baraitta mean? Tanaitic

What is a baraitta? * Tanaitic: means it wasn't included in the Mishnah