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13-623: (Redirected from Tractates ) [REDACTED] Look up tractate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tractate , a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject, may refer to: Masekhet , an organizational element of Talmudic literature Minor tractate , a group of essays on Jewish religious laws Treatise , a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject See also [ edit ] Tract (disambiguation) Tractatus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

26-651: A work of in-depth examination of a topic comprising discussions, research and conclusions. It refers in particular to the sections of the Mishnah , Tosefta , Beraita , and Gemara of the Babylonian and Yerushalaim Talmuds . The "major" tractates, those of the Mishnah itself, are organized into six groups, called sedarim , while the minor tractates , which were not canonized in the Mishnah, stand alone. The Mishnah comprises sixty-three tractates, each of which

39-552: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Masekhet A tractate/ masekhet consists of chapters ( perakim ; singular: פרק perek or pereq ). The word masechet ( מַּסָּכֶת ) appears in the Hebrew Bible denoting web or texture ( Judges 16:13–14 ). The plain Hebrew meaning of the word is the warp and weft used in weaving . It also refers to

52-541: Is divided into chapters and paragraphs. The same applies to the Tosefta . Each tractate is named after its principal subject, e.g., Masekhet Berakhoth , Masekhet Shabbath , or Masekhet Sanhedrin . The Aramaic word masekhta (מסכתא) is used interchangeably with the Hebrew word masekhet . The following are the tractates of the Mishnah, in the six divisions known as Sedarim (Orders): The Babylonian Talmud has Gemara —rabbinical analysis of and commentary on

65-706: The Mishnah —on thirty-seven masekhtot ; the Jerusalem Talmud has Gemara on thirty-nine masekhtot . The fifteen Minor Masekhtot are usually printed at the end of Seder Nezikin in the Talmud . They contain diverse subjects such as Aggadah including folklore, historical anecdotes, moral exhortations, practical advice in various spheres, laws and customs pertaining to death and mourning, engagement, marriage and co-habitation, deportment, manners and behavior, maxims urging self-examination and modesty,

78-515: The Mishnaic-era, is not organized into tractates. Minor tractate The minor tractates ( Hebrew : מסכתות קטנות , masechtot qetanot ) are essays from the Talmudic period or later dealing with topics about which no formal tractate exists in the Mishnah . They may thus be contrasted to the Tosefta , whose tractates parallel those of the Mishnah . Each minor tractate contains all

91-578: The final redaction of the Talmud in the 6th century. The minor tractates are normally printed at the end of Seder Nezikin in the Talmud . They include: There is also a lost tractate called "Eretz Yisrael" (about laws pertaining to the Land of Israel ). Similarly, a Masechet Hanukkah is mentioned in connection with the Vilna Gaon , but is not extant. A translation of all of the minor tractates

104-484: The important material bearing on a single subject. While they are mishnaic in form and are called "tractates," the topics discussed in them are arranged more systematically than in the Mishnah; for they are eminently practical in purpose, being, in a certain sense, the first manuals in which the data scattered through prolix sources have been collected in a brief and comprehensive form. There are about 15 minor tractates. The first eight or so contain much original material;

117-502: The last seven or so are collections of material scattered throughout the Talmud. Ancient authorities mention especially seven such tractates, which are doubtless the earliest ones. Their name and form suggests that they originated in the period of oral tradition which was dominated by the Talmud and the Midrash , so that these treatises are doubtless of great antiquity, some of them having been compiled in their main outlines before even

130-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tractate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tractate&oldid=1204675704 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

143-545: The two Derekh Eretz tractates, in Michael Rodkinson 's Talmud translation. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Wilhelm Bacher ; Ludwig Blau (1901–1906). "Soferim" . In Singer, Isidore ; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls. [REDACTED] Media related to Minor tractates (Talmud) at Wikimedia Commons This Judaism -related article

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156-529: The ways of peace between people, regulations for writing Torah scrolls and the Mezuzah , Tefillin and for making Tzitzit , as well as conversion to Judaism . Rabbinic literature that expounds upon such Talmudic literature may organize itself similarly (e.g. the Halachot by Alfasi ), but many do not (e.g. Mishneh Torah by Maimonides ). Non-Mishnaic literature, such as Midrash , even when from

169-493: Was published in two volumes by Soncino Press ; a one-volume edition with the original Hebrew was later issued as part of their set of the Babylonian Talmud. Numerous translations of individual tractates have been produced by other publishers. The Yale Judaica Series includes translations of Avot de-Rabbi Natan and Semahot; the former has been translated at least three other times, and the latter also appears, along with

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