mishnah
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai
The grave of this second century rabbi is the site of a large annual pilgrimage.
Why The Mishnah Is the Best Jewish Book You’ve Never Read
This almost 2,000-year-old text flies under the radar -- but it's immensely important to Jewish life.
Sanhedrin
Jews and Christians read their own ideas about authority into this ancient legislative institution.
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi
The editor of the Mishnah is one of the most significant figures in rabbinic Judaism.