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/Latin Written in EnglishTalmud The Mishnah is written in Hebrew and the Gemora is written in Aramaic with a mixture of
Hebrew. The combination of Mishnah and Gemora is called the Talmud. In total, there
are 5,894 folio pages printed in 12 large volumes, the pagination of which is kept uniform
in all editions. Of the 63 tractates of Mishnah, 36 are included and interpreted in the
Babylonian Talmud. A separate Jerusalem Talmud was also published – this one dealing
far more extensively with the rules and regulations of living in Eretz Yisrael, the land of
Israel. Talmud has its place: it shows how the rabbis originally interpreted some
scripture; and it can help us understand idioms and traditions of the past. A Talmud text
is unique in the scholarship of humankind. Each page has a unique "design‖. It is not
written like pages in books today. Each page has a center portion defined by a border.
This center portion is the Mishnah reference. Starting beneath the Mishnah is the
discussion the Amoraim. Along the outside and bottom borders of the page are
commentaries by Jewish scholars spanning centuries. Each commentary has a border of
white surrounding it as well. The way the center text and the commentaries are arranged
is different for each page. It was believed to be easier for Talmud students to remember
a specific text when it was identified with a unique page design. Another interesting
feature of Talmud is that it has no punctuation or separation of phrases, clauses or
sentences. It is also interesting to note that every Talmud begins with page bet or 2.
This is not a mistake. This practice reflects the philosophical belief that no matter how
many times one learns the Talmud, there is always something still to be learned.
Ultimately, one cannot learn it all. See Mishnah also.
Tamyim Means ―perfect‖ and does not refer to morally right but bodily perfect, without blemish or
blot and of pure stock.
Tanach The Old Testament of the Bible, the Hebrew Scriptures.
Tarichaea See Magdala.
Tchelet The need for a blue string to be used as part of the 4 fringes in the prayershawl.
Tefillin Deut 6:8 tells us, ―You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for a
reminder between your eyes‖. The Hebrew word is te·fi·LIN (the plural of te·fi·LAH,
prayer) for leather boxes bound by a leather strap. Tefillin refers to either of the two
small leather capsules containing tiny slips of parchment inscribed with the scriptural
passages recorded in Exod 13:1-10,Exod 13:11-16,Deut 6:4-9, and Deut 11:13-21.
Today, as in Y‘shua‘s day, the tefillin are strapped on the forehead and the arm. The arm
tefillin (shel yad) consists of one compartment containing a parchment on which all four
passages are written, while the head tefillin (shel rosh) is divided into four compartments,
each of which contains a parchment with one of the four passages written on it. The
parchments are hand lettered and may be executed only by an approved scribe. Also
see phylacteries.
Telos End.
Teruah Defined as: ―clamour, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of
trumpets, as an alarm:--blow (-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing,
shout (-ing), (high, joyful) sound (-ing)‖.
Teshuvah The period of repentance of thirty days 30 days before the Rosh HaShanah feast every
year, plus the 10 ―Days of Awe‖ between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
Tevilah When a proselyte converted to Judaism, he was required to perform a ritual immersion
as part of his ―coming back to God‖. To totally immerse, complete immersion (t‘vilah).
Tikkun Spiritual repair.
Tomeh Unclean.
Torah Commandments, Traditions, Instructions, Revelations or Law.
Torah shel
biktov
The Written Tradition, Commandments, Instructions, Law or Revelations.Tovelei
shaharit
The Essenes taking regular immersions were called the "dawn Bathers‖.Tôwbh-`ayîn A good eye, to do good.
Turmah Ritual defilement.
Tyrapeoen
Valley
Also known as the Cheesemakers Valley.