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	Midrash halakha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Midrash halakha was the ancient rabbinic Jewish method of verifying the traditionally received laws by identifying their sources in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), and by interpreting these passages as proofs of the law's authenticity.
		The halakic midrash to Exodus from the school of R. Ishmael is the Mekilta, while that of the school of R. Akiba is the Mekilta of R. Simeon bar Yohai, most of which is contained in the Midrash ha-Gadol.
		Midrashic halakot found also scattered through the two Talmuds; for many halakic baraitot (traditions in oral law) which occur in the Talmuds are really midrashic, recognizable by the fact that they mention the Scriptural bases for the respective halakot, often citing the text at the very beginning.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Midrash_halakha (1643 words)

	Midrash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Midrashic literature is worthwhile reading not only for its insights into Judaism and the history of Jewish thought, but also for the more incidental data it provides to historians, philologists, philosophers, and scholars of either historical-critical Bible study or comparative religion.
		Midrash halakha are the works in which the sources in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) of the traditionally received laws are identified.
		The midrash on Exodus that was known to the Amoraim is not the same as our current mekhilta; their version was only the core of what later grew into the present form.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Midrash (2096 words)

	Midrash
		As a method: Midrash is a particular way of reading and interpreting a biblical verse.
		As a verse: Midrash is a particular verse and its interpretation.
		Both kinds of Midrashim were at first preserved only orally; but their writing down commenced with the second century of our era, and they now exist in the shape chiefly of exegetical or homiletical commentaries on the Tanach (the Hebrew Bible, aka The Old Testament).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Midrash.html (904 words)

	Halakha Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
		Halakha (Hebrew: ????; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions.
		Halakha constitutes the practical application of the 613 mitzvot ("commandments") (singular: mitzvah) in the Torah, (the five books of Moses, the "Written Law") as developed through discussion and debate in the classical rabbinic literature, especially the Mishnah and the Talmud (the "Oral law") and codified in the Shulkhan Arukh (the Jewish "Code of Law".)
		To the Orthodox Jew, Halakha is a guide, God's Law, governing the structure of daily life from the moment he or she wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep.
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	S.C.J. FAQ: Section 3.26. Torah: What are the main Halakhic Midrashim?
		This midrash collection was redacted into its final form around the 3rd or 4th century CE; its contents indicate that its sources are some of the oldest midrashim, dating back possibly to the time of Rabbi Akiva.
		The Mekhlita de Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai is an exegetical midrash on Exodus 3 to 35, and is very roughly dated to near the 4th century CE.
		The text of this midrash is only partially preserved in medieval works, while other portions were discovered by Solomon Schecter in his research in the famed Cairo Geniza.
	www.shamash.org /lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/03-26.html (639 words)

	Jewish texts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Midrash (pl. Midrashim) is a Hebrew language word referring to a method of reading details into, or out of, a Biblical text.
		In general the Midrash is focused on either halakha (legal) or Aggada (non-legal and chiefly homiletical) subject matter.
		The Midrash linking a verse to a Halakha will often function as a proof of a laws authenticity, a correct elucidation of the Torah carries with it the proof of the Halakah and the reason for the rules existence.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Jewish-texts (1786 words)

	YUTOPIA: The Perils of Pesak
		Halakha is objective normative law presented in definitive terms of, mutar - permitted, assur - forbidden, or hiyuv - obligatory.
		Halakhically, this responsa is troubling for several reasons, the primary one being his invention of a midrash halakha on Deut.
		If the halakha is that discretion and judgment are required, then it is the responsibility of Rabbis to exercise that judgment and for the community to figure out whose judgment counts.
	yutopia.yucs.org /archives/2004/10/the_perils_of_p.html (1990 words)

	The Institute of Jewish Studies - General (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Talmudic literature has served as the foundation of Halakha, the Aggada and Jewish thought, as well as the basis of Jewish education and the Jewish way of life.
		Research efforts include a description of the old commentaries of the Halakhic Midrashim which were preserved in manuscripts, and a general introduction of the Halakhic Midrashim, depiction of the development and methods of the Midrash, the systematic approaches of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Ishmael, the names of the sages, and the ancient Halakhic traditions.
		Also studied are the polemics against the sectarians; the time and the place of the editors; and their relations to the Mishna, the Tosefta, and the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds.
	www.hum.huji.ac.il /jewish/talmud/staff.htm (2247 words)

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		Therefore, the halakha established that such strolls are forbidden when taken on a Sabbath afternoon with the intention of entering the city after the conclusion of the Sabbath, either for bathing or for any other purpose, not because bathing is forbidden per se, but rather because entering the city is forbidden.
		Tannai tic halakha considered the child's duty to fulfill mitzvot as coming into force simultaneously with the child's physical ability to perform the mitzva in actual practice, not necessarily at age thirteen (for a boy).
		A number of the sections which were added were taken, apparently, from the Midrash of the eleventh century compiled by R. Moshe the Darshan of Narbonne.
	www.biu.ac.il /JS/sidra/eng/VOL11E.HTM (2526 words)

	Yeshivat Har Etzion - Rav Mordechai Friedman
		While the midrash halakha (Sifri ibid.) mentions only the holy names, the Rambam expands the list to include the Beit Ha-mikdash, synagogues, study halls, as well as all of Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim.
		Thus, the destruction of a shul or beit midrash would be an issur de-oraita as the Rambam stated in the Sefer Ha-mitzvot.
		This indicates that the Rambam changed his original view in the Sefer Ha-mitzvot of the issur being a symbolic act of degradation, to that of an issur cheftza, a prohibition pivoting around a physical object with a specific halakhic status.
	www.haretzion.org /friedman.htm (1917 words)

	Eretz Hemdah - Virtual Beit Midrash
		The Friday Beit Midrash continues to operate and is attended every weekend by dozens of men and women from Jerusalem and the vicinity.
		At the conference, it was decided to expand activity for northern Italian Jewry and to extend the activities of the beit midrash in Rome to the communities in Trieste, Venice, Torino, Bologna, Padua, and other localities, by establishing a mobile beit midrash that community rabbis can use to enhance their knowledge.
		An agreement was concluded with Rabbi David Mashash, Chief Rabbi of Paris and the Consistoire of Paris, for the establishment of an Eretz Hemdah beit midrash in Paris as an in-service center for rabbis in the French capital.
	www.yerushalayim.net /eretzhemdah/mag.htm (2173 words)

	Fraade Abstract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		One of the most important fields of study in which the Dead Sea Scrolls and early rabbinic literature have shed light on one another is that of scriptural interpretation, or midrash, as the term is variously employed in both textual corpora.
		At the first Orion Symposium in 1996, in a paper entitled, "Looking for Legal Midrash at Qumran," I argued that notwithstanding the strong likelihood that at least some Qumran law was derived through exegesis of Scripture, the sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls do not generally preserve or transmit their rules in exegetical form.
		Thus, what we would recognize as midrash halakha from the "tannaitic" midrashic collections of commentary is generally not to be found, with some notable exceptions, at Qumran.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /symposiums/8th/FraadeAbstract.html (354 words)

	A Heaven-Sent Temple: In Halakha
		This is not the place to expound at length on midrash Tanhuma's system of ideas, but a few sentences will suffice to demonstrate that in the opinion of the compiler of midrash Tanhuma, the essence of the Temple is its being built by man: "The Almighty longed to have a Residence on this earth" (Behukotai).
		Accordingly, the statement by the compiler of Tosafot to Shavuot 15b, to the effect that midrash Tanhuma's opinion is that "the future Temple is made automatically by the Heavenly Court," contradicts midrash Tanhuma's systematic view which stresses the very opposite, that Man's deeds are preferable before the Creator than the creation of the Heavens.
		In light of the sources adduced supra from the Torah, the Prophets, as well as the Talmud, the Midrash and the Zohar, it is evident that the precept of rebuilding the Temple is both obligatory and lasting.
	www.btzedek.com /law/law01.html (7499 words)

	HAGGADA - Online Information article about HAGGADA
		HALAKHA, or HALACIIA (literally " rule of conduct ")
		halakha (q.v.), for the latter or forensic See also:
		Midrash (q.v.), but, being more popular than the halakha, is often itself styled the Midrash.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GUI_HAN/HAGGADA.html (276 words)

	Midrash
		Midrash, a genre of Rabbinic literature, is a method of looking at texts and of interacting with texts.
		Its purpose is to fill in “gaps” in the original text, or to juxtapose original texts, and at the same time to reinterpret those texts in the light of new values and concepts.
		Midrash aggada interprets text through narrative stories, whereas midrash halakha informs readers of a particular law.
	www.js.emory.edu /index_new/midrash.html (306 words)

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		The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the style of the Narrative (Historical) Midrashim, in general, and of Pirqei d'Rabbi Eliezer, in particular.
		We will not only analyze selected passages from the main work of this genre of Midrash, PRE, but we will also read and discuss some of the key secondary works which deal with the questions pertaining to this volume.
		In this course, we will study the phenomenon of halakha and aggada in the Bavli, Yerushalmi, and major classical midrash-collections (notably Bereshit and Vayikra Rabbah, and Pesiqta d'Rav Kahana).
	www.huc.edu /courses/05-06/NY/electives/rabbinics.shtml (280 words)

	ALEPH Ordination Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		And for centuries, midrash aggadah has often been eclipsed by our sages’ concern and focus on halakha and their concern with carving out the halakhic ‘infrastructure’ of a deeply committed and disciplined Jewish life.
		Over time, this emphasis on midrash halakha contributed to a stiffening of the spiritual boundaries of homiletical story telling (aggadah) and the devaluation of legend and lore within Judaism —; halakha became the pre-eminent and sometimes the exclusive concern of chachamim.
		Well into the late twentieth century, a significant portion of the Jewish scholarly community viewed the study of midrash aggadah as ‘soft,’ less consequential and less significant than exploration of midrash halakha.
	www.aleph.org /classes/descrip/txtread.html (554 words)

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		Academic fields of interest: early halakha, halakhic disputes in the Second Temple Era, Talmudic literature as an historical source, the attitude of the Talmudic sages to history, law and morality as viewed by the Talmudic sages, a critical study of the text of the Babylonian Talmud.
		Current Research: examination of the traces of early halakha found in rabbinic literature in light of the halakhic literature from Qumran, in an attempt to identify the trends and developments which shaped Second Temple Pharisaic doctrine.
		“Beit Shammai and Sectarian Halakha”, Madda’ei Ha-Yahadut 41 (2001-2002), pp.
	www.tau.ac.il /humanities/jewishphilosophy/segel/vnoam-eng.html (536 words)

	Werman Abstract
		The midrash does not read the two parts of the verse as synonyms but as two units that are complementary to each other: two parts with two different messages.
		The midrash refers here to the laws in which the priests are assigned by the Bible a specific role (negaim –leprosy, red heifer, heifer whose neck is broken and Sotah).
		At this point the midrash inserts the question of Agnitus to R. Gamliel, a strange question indeed, since it assumes that the Roman General knows what Torah is and knows that there might be more than one.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /symposiums/8th/WermanAbstract.html (4540 words)

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		According to Nahmanides’ approach, the commandment not to deviate applies to all “that the Sages said regarding the laws of the Torah, including the plain sense of Scripture”.
		In his glosses to Maimonides’ Sefer Hamitzvot, Nahmanides argues that both the plain sense of Scripture, and rulings learned from the applications of Midrash halakha to the verse, are both “commandments from the Torah”.
		The two remaining categories – rules of halakhah that are derived from Midrash halakha (B1) and rules of halakhah that have been handed down by tradition (C) – occur both in the list of Maimonides and of Nahmanides.
	www.biu.ac.il /JH/Parasha/eng/shoftim/kas.html (1153 words)

	Midrash Ben Ish Hai - Ashk. Ben Ish Chai - Home Page
		Midrash BEN ISH HAI is named after one of the works of Hakham Yoseph Hayyim of Babylon.
		With the current world unrest and tragedies, we ask you to read some Tehillim (psalms) every morning.
		Make a donation to support Midrash BEN ISH HAI.
	www.midrash.org (150 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Daily Life: Themes and Theology of Torah Study
		The rabbis of the Talmud, in some places, prescribe devoting one third of one’s life each to Bible, Mishnah and Talmud (see, for example, BT Kiddushin 30a) and, in some places, privilege the study of Mishnah and Talmud.
		In many traditional Jewish communities, the emphasis on talmud Torah as a primary means of worship has translated into the construction of batei midrash ("houses of study") and yeshivot as the primary communal structures.
		Contemporary talmud Torah might encompass the study of history, poetry, and prayer, as well as that of Talmud, Bible, midrash and halakha.
	myjewishlearning.com /daily_life/TorahStudy/Torah_Study_Th_and_Th.htm (717 words)

	44kitetze
		This reflects the greatness of the Oral Law, which was handed down as law to Moshe on Sinai, and which registers as a reverse impression [of the Written Law], like a stamp leaves a reversed impression on clay...
		The Vilna Gaon here addresses the common phenomenon whereby the law as traditionally derived in Midrashei Halakha differs from the halakha that seems to arise from the literal Torah text.
		We shall attempt to understand both the "peshuto shel Mikra," the literal meaning of the text, and the midrash halakha, as well as the reason for the discrepancy between them.
	www.vbm-torah.org /parsha.61/44kitetze.htm (1866 words)

	Yeshivat Chovevei Torah - HIR Campus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		An archive of the source sheets from last year's classes can be found here.
		Midrash is the primary source of Biblical Exegesis by the Rabbis of the Talmud.
		The study of Midrash also provides us with an insight into the religious and ethical ideas of the Rabbis, which may not always come across through halakhic texts.
	www.yerushalayim.net /shuls/hir/yht-hir.htm (307 words)

	Rabbi Akiva
		Rabbi Akiva is one of the most central and essential contributors to the early Oral Torah, mainly the Mishnah and the Midrash Halakha.
		He laid the foundations of the mishnaic dispute, by which pairs or larger groups of sages dispute points of Halakha or Bible interpretation.
		A heavenly voice went out and announced: "Blessed are you, Rabbi Akiva, that your life expired with "Echad" (Talmud Berachot 61b).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Rabbi_Akiva.html (716 words)

	Jewish Studies Program
		The theme that runs throughout is known as halakha, the Way of Judaism or Jewish practice, as the spine that supports the "denominational" varieties of Judaism, in most rabbis' view of Judaism.
		This course traces reflections on rabbinic culture produced within Jewish legal literature of the classic rabbinic period -- Midrash, Mishna, and Talmud -- and in later juridical gemres -- Talmudic commentary, codes and responsa.
		Attention will be paid to the mechanics of different genres, the role of the underlying prooftext, the inclusion or exclusion of variant opinions, the presence of non-legal information, attitudes toward predecessors, balance between precedent and innovation.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /jwst/courses06a.htm (3789 words)

	Parashat Vayishlach - Special Features - Meaning in Mitzvot - OU.ORG
		These columns are based on the work “Meaning in Mitzvot”, which is serialized on Yeshivat Har Etzion’s “Virtual Beit Midrash”, www.vbm-torah.org.
		The halakha demands fair dealing with non-Jews as well as Jews, but there is a difference.
		This Midrash reinforces the message that we perceived in the prohibition on overcharging: that there is a special value in enhancing human contact and understanding among Jews in the marketplace.
	www.ou.org /torah/tt/5760/vayishlach60/specialfeatures_mitzvot.htm (639 words)

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