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 came first, the Mishnah or the Gemara?
Question 3 of 10
Who was Hillel's intellectual adversary?
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following people wrote a commentary on the Gemara?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is not the subject of an order of the Mishnah?
Question 6 of 10
Who was Beruriah?
Question 7 of 10
Why do Jews study Talmud?
Question 8 of 10
Where was the "Babylonian" Talmud produced?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these does not appear in the Talmud?
Question 10 of 10
Who was Rabbenu Tam?
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