Students at Pardes, a pluralistic yeshiva in Jerusalem. Copyright: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
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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

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?

You answered {{correct}} of 10 correctly

Question 1 of 10
Who was Hillel's intellectual adversary?
Question 2 of 10
What is the first teaching in Pirkei Avot?
Question 3 of 10
What did the Talmudic commentator Menahem Meiri think of Christians?
Question 4 of 10
What is the focus of the Brisk method of studying Gemara?
Question 5 of 10
According to Jewish tradition, who compiled the Mishnah?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: The Talmud is a code of law, much like the Shulhan Arukh.
Question 7 of 10
Whose commentary on the Talmud is printed on the inside margins of every page?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these names are used to describe the rabbis of the Mishnah and Gemara?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these was written in Aramaic?
Question 10 of 10
Which text lays out the founding principles of the Mishnah?
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