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Nashim ("Women" or "Wives") is the third order of the Mishnah (also of the Tosefta and Talmud), containing the laws related to women and family life. Of the six orders of the Mishna, it is the second shortest. The order consists of 7 tractates: Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, repetition) is a major source of rabbinic Judaisms religious texts. ... The Tosefta is a second compilation of oral law from the period of the Mishnah. ... The first page of the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot, folio 2a The Talmud (Hebrew: תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. ... The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, Repetition) is a major source of rabbinic Judaisms religious texts. ...

  1. Yevamot: ("Levirates"); Deals with levirate marriage (Deut 15) and other topics, such as the status of minors. 16 chapters
  2. Ketubot: ("Marriage Contracts"); Deals with the Ketubah - the world's first "pre-nuptial" agreement, as well as topics such as virginity and the obligations of a couple towards each other. 13 chapters
  3. Nedarim: ("Vows"); Deals with various types of vows and their legal consequences. 11 chapters
  4. Nazir: ("One who abstains"); Deals with the details of the Nazirite vow and being a Nazirite (Num 6). 9 chapters
  5. Sotah: ("One who goes astray"); Deals with the ritual of the Sotah - the woman suspected of adultery (Num 6) as well as other rituals involving a spoken formula (such as breaking the heifer's neck, the King's septa-annual public Torah reading, the Blessings and Curses of Mount Gerizim and Mount Eyvel, etc...) 9 chapters
  6. Gittin: ("Bills of Divorce"); Deals with the concepts of divorce, the legal document and the use of agents in divorce. 9 chapters
  7. Kiddushin: ("Betrothal"); Deals with the initial stage of marriage - betrothal, as well as the laws of Jewish lineages. 4 chapters

The traditional reasoning for the order of tractes (according to Rambam) is as follows. Yevamot is first because unlike the others, it is largely concerned with a compulsory commandment (levirate marriage) as opposed to a voluntary one. Ketubot follows as it signifies the beginning of married life. Nedarim follows because once a man is married to a woman, he has the legal right (under certain conditions) to annul her vows. Nazir, dealing with a special type of vow is a continuation on the subject of vows. The final section deals with the end of a marriage with Sotah which is concerned with infidelity and Gittin which is about actual divorce (Rambam's order swaps these two). Finally, Kiddushin is at the end because it follows the Scriptural order that once a woman is divorced, she can get betrothed to any man, this subsequent betrothal symbolised by the placement of Kiddushin. Yibbum (pronounced yee-boom) or Levirate marriage, in Judaism, is commonly translated as levirate marriage, one of the most complex types of marital unions mandated by Torah law, and which is not presently practiced in its full application. ... A ketubah is a Jewish marriage contract. ... Nazir (Hebrew: נזיר) is a treatise of the Mishnah and the Tosefta and in both Talmuds, devoted chiefly to a discussion of the laws of the Nazirite laid down in Numbers 6:1-21. ... A Nazirite or Nazarite, (in Hebrew: נזיר,Nazir), refers to a Jew who took an ascetic vow described in Numbers 6:1-21. ... Mount Gerizim; archaeological research Mount Gerizim (Samaritan Hebrew Ar-garízim, Arabic جبل جرزيم Jabal JarizÄ«m, Tiberian Hebrew הַר גְּרִזִּים Har GÉ™rizzîm, Standard Hebrew הַר גְּרִיזִּים Har GÉ™rizzim) is a mountain in the West Bank near Nablus which is sacred to the Samaritan sect. ... Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: רבי משה בן מיימון; Arabic: Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; March 30, 1135—December 13, 1204), commonly known by his Greek name Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. ...


Both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud have a Gemara on each of the tractates in the Order. The Gemara (גמרא - from gamar: Hebrew [to] complete; Aramaic [to] study) is a component of the Talmud, comprising the rabbinical commentaries and analysis on the Mishnah, undertaken in the Academies of Palestine and Babylon over a 300 year period to about 500. ...

  The Six Orders of the Mishnah (ששה סדרי משנה) [edit]  
Zeraim (זרעים) Moed (מועד) Nashim (נשים) Nezikin (נזיקין) Kodashim (קדשים) Tohorot (טהרות)
Berakhot · Pe'ah · Demai · Kil'ayim · Shevi'it · Terumot · Ma'aserot · Ma'aser Sheni · Hallah · Orlah · Bikkurim Shabbat · Eruvin · Pesahim · Shekalim · Yoma · Sukkah · Beitzah · Rosh Hashanah · Ta'anit · Megillah · Mo'ed Katan · Hagigah Yevamot · Ketubot · Nedarim · Nazir · Sotah · Gittin · Kiddushin Bava Kamma · Bava Metzia · Bava Batra · Sanhedrin · Makkot · Shevu'ot · Eduyot · Avodah Zarah · Avot · Horayot Zevahim · Menahot · Hullin · Bekhorot · Arakhin · Temurah · Keritot · Me'ilah · Tamid · Middot · Kinnim Keilim · Oholot · Nega'im · Parah · Tohorot · Mikva'ot · Niddah · Makhshirin · Zavim · Tevul Yom · Yadayim · Uktzim


 

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