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Masekhet. A masekhet ( Hebrew: מַסֶּכֶת, Sephardic: / mɑːˈsɛxɛt /, Ashkenazic: / mɑːˈsɛxɛs /; plural masekhtot מַסֶּכְתּוֹת) is an organizational element of Talmudic literature that systematically examines a subject, referred to as a tractate in English. A tractate/ masekhet consists of chapters ( perakim ...
Yevamot. Yevamot ( Hebrew: יבמות, "Brother's Widow", also pronounced Yevamos, or Yavmus) is a tractate of the Talmud that deals with, among other concepts, the laws of Yibbum ( ייבום, loosely translated in English as levirate marriage ), and, briefly, with conversion to Judaism. This tractate is the first in the order of Nashim ...
Bava Batra. Bava Batra (also Baba Batra; Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: בָּבָא בַּתְרָא, romanized: bāvā baṯrā, lit. 'The Last Gate') is the third of the three Talmudic tractates in the Talmud in the order Nezikin; it deals with a person's responsibilities and rights as the owner of property. It is part of Judaism's oral law.
Mesillat Yesharim or Mesillas Yeshorim ( Hebrew: מסילת ישרים, lit. "Path of the Upright") is an ethical ( musar) text composed by the influential Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707–1746). It is different from Luzzato's other writings, which are more philosophical . Mesillat Yesharim was written and published in Amsterdam.
Kinnim. Kinnim ( Hebrew: קינים) is a tractate in the order of Kodshim in the Mishna. The name, meaning "nests", refers to the tractate's subject matter of errors in bird-offerings. It is the last tractate in the order, because of its shortness (3 chapters) and because it deals with a very rare and unusual area of Jewish law.
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Megillah (Talmud) Masekhet Megillah ( Hebrew: מסכת מגילה, lit. 'Tractate Scroll') is a tractate in Seder Moed of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds. It deals with laws and stories relating to Purim, a Jewish holiday originating from the Book of Esther. Megillah continues to dictate how Purim is celebrated in Jewish communities ...
Book of Life. In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the Book of Life ( Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim; Greek: βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς Biblíon tēs Zōēs; Arabic: Kitab al-Amal) is the book in which God records, or will record, the names of every person who is destined for Heaven and the world to come. [1] [2 ...