-A vast amount of the ideas presented in the Torah are vague and complicated; however, the Talmud provides wise rabbinic opinions on these topics to help us improve our understanding and Jewish lives as a whole.
-Although the Rabbi’s opinions may not be completely factual, they provide us with a logical reasoning for why we must follow certain rules.
-If we desire to learn from the Talmud, we first must understand how it functions:
-The Talmud supplies us with multiple opinions on one specific law or issue.
-Rabbi’s will raise a question about Biblical text and then supply answers often with the use of other Rabbis’ opinions
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-Although a significant amount of the laws that pertain to the modern world, a lot of them seem inapplicable like the ones referring to Beit Hamikdash and sacrificial offerings. Though there are rules that apply to our lives such as Shabbat and Kashrut, the wording in which they appear are nebulous.
-The Oral Torah explains and clarifies the meanings of these vague laws and supplies us with modern day instances and precise explanations.
-At around 500 CE, both the Talmud Bavli and Talmud Yerushalmi were compiled. Originally, they were orally communicated from generations to generation starting with Moshe, but it was apparent that passing these studies down orally caused confusion and errors.
-The Rabbis combined the Mishna, Gemara, Baraita, Halcha, Aggadah, and other rabbinic commentaries into one huge book.
-Over a hundred rabbis contributed to the Talmud; however, some of the important figures who helped compile the Talmud include Anshe Knesset Hagdolah and Rav Yehudah Hanasi.
-He was responsible for assembling the Mishna, which makes up a large chunk of the