Students at Pardes, a pluralistic yeshiva in Jerusalem. Copyright: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Talmud Quiz

How much do you know about this influential and complex body of Jewish teachings?

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The Talmud–which consists of the Mishnah and Gemara–explicates and builds upon the Torah’s laws and stories. How much do you know about this influential and complex body of Jewish teachings?

Question 1 of 10
Where is the commentary of Rashi found on a page of Talmud?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is not the subject of an order of the Mishnah?
Question 3 of 10
What did the Talmudic commentator Menahem Meiri think of Christians?
Question 4 of 10
Where was the "Babylonian" Talmud produced?
Question 5 of 10
What is the focus of the Brisk method of studying Gemara?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these teachings does NOT appear in Pirkei Avot?
Question 7 of 10
Who was Rabbenu Tam?
Question 8 of 10
Why was the Mishnah so important?
Question 9 of 10
Why do Jews study Talmud?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these was written in Aramaic?
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