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Quick Quiz - Sept 14th 2011

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Who did Yehoshua pass the Oral Torah onto? * Zekennim

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

What were the two titles/positions given to the zugot? * the president and the head of the judicial court

Who compiled the Mishnah, and in what year? * rabbi yehuda nasi, in the year 200 C.E.

What does the word Mishnah literally mean? * repetition

What proof do we have that there must have been some commentary that accompanied the written Torah? * There are certain mitzvoth listed in the written torah that require further explanation on what they are (such as tefilla) or what the practices of the mitzvot are (such as what to do on shabbat). This further explanation was passed down by the oral torah. The mitzvot are just listed in the written torah, but it is the commentary that explains them.

What languages is the Mishnah written in? * hebrew and aramaic

Why was the oral torah eventually written down? * The oral torah was eventually written down because people didn't want it changed. Also, after the destruction of the 2nd temple, the jews wrote the oral torah down so it still could be passed down even though they were being persecuted by the Romans. .

What does the word ברייתא baraitta mean? outsider

What is a baraitta? * tanniac statements not mentioned in the mishna.