Talmud Yerushalmi

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Definitions

  • n. The Jerusalem Talmud; an earlier and less commonly studied compilation of rabbinic commentary on the Mishnah, compiled in the Land of Israel around the 4th–5th century C.E.

Example Sentences

  • "Why was it called the Talmud Yerushalmi? Didn’t the Romans forbid Jewish residence in Yerushalayim? Didn’t Hadrian rename the city Aelia Capitolina and have the tenth legion stationed there to prevent any Jews returning? Who compiled the Yerushalmi and when did he do so?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • תַּלְמוּד יְרוּשַׁלְמִי

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

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      • North America

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