Rabbinic literature - Later works by category

Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum of Judaism's rabbinic writing/s throughout history. However, the term often used as an exact cognate of the Hebrew term Sifrut Hazal (ספרות חז"ל; "Literature [of our] Sages, [of] blessed memory"), where the latter usually refers specifically to literature from the Talmudic era. The latter, more specific, sense is how the term is normally used in medieval and modern rabbinic writing (where Hazal normally refers only to the sages of the ...

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• Rabbinic literature - The oral law
• Rabbinic literature - The Midrash
• Rabbinic literature - Later works by category
• Rabbinic literature - Jewish law
• Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics
• Rabbinic literature - Liturgy
• Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period
• Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim
• Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators
• Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators
• Rabbinic literature - Meforshim
• Rabbinic literature - Bibliography

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Rabbinic literature - Jewish law. Halakha is the Jewish way of life. Notable works in this category include: The major codes of Jewish law (See the Halakha article) The Mishneh Torah and its commentaries. The Arba'ah Turim and its commentaries. The Shulhan Arukh and its commentaries. The Responsa literature Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics. Jewish philosophy Kabbalah Aggada The works of Hasidi ...

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Rabbinic literature, Rabbinic literature - The oral law, Rabbinic literature - The Midrash, Rabbinic literature - Later works by category, Rabbinic literature - Jewish law, Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics, Rabbinic literature - Liturgy, Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Meforshim, Rabbinic literature - Bibliography

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Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim. The Geonim are the rabbis of Sura and Pumbeditha, in Babylon (650 - 1250) : She'iltoth of Acha'i [Gaon] Halachoth Gedoloth Emunoth ve-Deoth (Saadia Gaon) The Siddur by Amram Gaon Responsa Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators. The Rishonim are the rabbis of the early medieval period (1250 - 1550) < ...

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Rabbinic literature, Rabbinic literature - The oral law, Rabbinic literature - The Midrash, Rabbinic literature - Later works by category, Rabbinic literature - Jewish law, Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics, Rabbinic literature - Liturgy, Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Meforshim, Rabbinic literature - Bibliography

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Meforshim is a Hebrew word meaning "(classical rabbinical) commentators" (or roughly meaning "exegetes"), and is used as a substitute for the correct word perushim which means "commentaries". In Judaism this term refers to commentaries by the commentators on the Torah (five books of Moses), Tanakh, the Mishnah, the Talmud, responsa, even the siddur (Jewish prayerbook), and more. Classic Torah and/or Talmud commentaries have been written by: Geonim Saadia Gaon, 10th century Babylon < ...

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Rabbinic literature, Rabbinic literature - The oral law, Rabbinic literature - The Midrash, Rabbinic literature - Later works by category, Rabbinic literature - Jewish law, Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics, Rabbinic literature - Liturgy, Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Meforshim, Rabbinic literature - Bibliography

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