Gemara terms #1 and #2 - Sheet1 (1) Flashcards
אסור
Not allowed
פטור
exempt/free from being liable
קשיא
question
מותר
allowed to do
חייב
liable/violated
תנאים
first rabbis who wrote down the Torah She’bal peh into Baraitta
אמוראים
Came after Tannayim and analyzed their statements. Last ones to make up Dioritta laws in the Gemara
ברייתא
First written statements of the Torah She’baal peh by Tannayim
משנה
The most important bariatot that the Gemara is first based of and the Masechtot are organized based on
פסק הלכה
The end halacha - modern day halacha using the Rabbis laws and teaching
הלכה למעשה
The halacha that we keep
גמרא
Organized discussions of the Rabbis to show us the halacha process. Also means tradition
סוגייא
discussions of the Rabbis that are organized into Gemara
מסכת
Topics of related halacha Sugyot are organized into individual books
מחלוקת
Halacha Argument of 2 opinions or more
דין דאורייתא
The laws derived from the Torah She’bectav
דין דרבנן
The laws of the Rabbis that can lead to or are similar to a Dioritta law
תורה שבכתב
The written Torah
תורה שבעל פה
The oral/spoken torah
גזרה
A rabbi decree that is set and cannot be changed
ספק
A uncertainty as to what the halacha is
לא תעשה
A mitzvah which one DOES NOT DO SOMETHING
מצות עשה
A mitzvah which one DOES a positive act
חומרא
A strict law to be extra careful