Mikva'ot
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Tractate Mikva'ot is a section of the Mishna discussing the laws pertaining to the building and maintenance of a mikvah
, a Jewish ritual bath. Like most of Seder Tohorot, Mikva'ot is present only in its mishnaic
form and has no accompanying gemara
in either the Babylonian
or Jerusalem Talmud
.
Mikvah
Mikveh is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism...
, a Jewish ritual bath. Like most of Seder Tohorot, Mikva'ot is present only in its mishnaic
Mishnah
The Mishnah or Mishna is the first major written redaction of the Jewish oral traditions called the "Oral Torah". It is also the first major work of Rabbinic Judaism. It was redacted c...
form and has no accompanying gemara
Gemara
The Gemara is the component of the Talmud comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah. After the Mishnah was published by Rabbi Judah the Prince The Gemara (also transliterated Gemora or, less commonly, Gemorra; from Aramaic גמרא gamar; literally, "[to] study" or "learning by...
in either the Babylonian
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
or Jerusalem Talmud
Jerusalem Talmud
The Jerusalem Talmud, talmud meaning "instruction", "learning", , is a collection of Rabbinic notes on the 2nd-century Mishnah which was compiled in the Land of Israel during the 4th-5th century. The voluminous text is also known as the Palestinian Talmud or Talmud de-Eretz Yisrael...
.
External links
- http://www.mechon-mamre.org/b/h/h66.htm, On-line text of Mishna Mikvaot (Hebrew).