SAGES 4 FROM THE MISHNA TO THE TALMUD

Sages 4 from the Mishna to the Talmud / Leo Binyamin In the third century, a defining literary event took place in Israel - the Mishna became the foundational book of Jewish law. It was a real revolution, and Han Bialik described the frenzy that accompanied it: "The Beit Midrash of Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi and his students is getting more and more turbulent; The hands are full of work: gathering laws, investigating rumors, gathering 'testimonies', arranging, proofreading, writing down, putting the oral Torah on a book! Do they know that they are making a 'revolution' in the tradition of Israel" (all writings of Han Bialik, "Halacha Vagada", Jerusalem-Tel Aviv 2013, p. 246). The book in front of you outlines the course of this impressive event in the history of our people. Vol. The third of the series of sages ended with the death of Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi (the twenties of the third century), the fourth volume was opened at this point and concluded with the death of Rabbi Yochanan (year 279). D