Entries Tagged as 'Mishna'

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Ma nishtana halayla haze mikol haleilot? (Mishna Pesachim, 116A)

Morsels of Hebrew Grammar by Dr. Meshullam Klarberg
The answer is known, but what is the question?
ma nishtana halayla haze mikol haleilot? (Mishna Pesachim, 116A) (’How
nishtana this night from all other nights?’) Many English translations
render the verb nishtana in the present tense. However, the Hebrew form is
past tense, and this was already noted in the 17th […]

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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

“Mishna Project” Rocking out the Mishna

Jewish New Jersey band“Mishna Project” sets Mishna texts to music as an innovative way to helps students memorize them
The Mishna meets bass guitar: A Jewish-American band has recently set the various Mishna texts to music as an innovative method to help students learn the chapter of the Mishna by heart. Jewish educators might take a […]

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