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The mishna which is part of the oral law, was written by the Tannaim in a short-form containing 6 volumes with 64 subvolumes.

The Mishna was composed by the Tanna Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi, often called Rebbi mostly quoting the disciples of Rabbi Akiva from whom the core of the Mishna stems from, as a means of making sure that the Torah SheBaal Peh (Oral Torah) would not be lost. It was written in a short form later expanded by the lengthier .

The Mishna constitutes of Shisha Sedarim or Shas (six orders):

Zra'im (Seeds)

Mo'ed (Holiday)

Nashim (Women)

Nezikin (damages)

Kodshim (Holy things)

Tehorot (Impurity)

Each Seder deals with an overall topic, e.g.: Zra'im, meaning seeds, deals with topics pertaining to the land.

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Mishnayos that start with a question

Why do some mishnayos start with a question, whereas others just state the halacha straightaway? Examples of a few well-known mishnayos that start with a question: מאימתי קורין וכו, כיצד מברכין וכו, כיצד צולין וכו, איזהו מקומן וכו
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Siyum on Mishnayos by bar mitzva

I am 11 and half years old, and I would like to know how many mishayos a day I have to learn in order to finish the who shisha sidrei mishna by my bar mitzva?
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How much of the Mishnah is from Sinai?

I have been reading the Schottenstein edition of The Mishnah Elucidated and noticed that a lot of the Mishnayos turn out to be d'Rabbanan. How much of the Mishnah is halachah l'moshe miSinai and how much is d'Rabbanan?
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Is there any glossary of all the plants mentioned in zeraim?

I have been trying to learn zeraim, but I keep getting stuck on all the names of the plants. Is there any comprehensive listing?
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Where can I find help with Mishnayos learning?

I signed up to learn Mishnayos for someone's Neshama, but then I pushed it off for too long. I now only have less than a week and I don't know if I'll be able to finish on time. I have 2 questions. 1. Is there any website where I can go with people…
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Why are tractates arranged in descending order of size?

The tractates of the Mishna are in approximately descending order. That is, in each Order, the longest tractates come first and the shortest ones are last (although there are a few exceptions). In some cases, like Moed, this order makes sense, since…
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Why skip from one Shimon ben Gamliel to the next?

The first chapter of maseches Avos goes through the mesorah from Moshe Rabbeinu through the zugos who are all mentioned by name with no gaps, culminating with Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel and his grandson Shimon ben Gamliel.* My question is, why not…
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What is the source and the origin of the words "לקוץ תאנים" and "לקרוץ (בצק)"

In the Mishna Shvi'it is written: "כלי המיוחד לקוץ בו תאנים קרוי מוקצה". So the word "לקוץ" is related to figs. However, it is known that the Hebrew word that relates to taking off the figs is called "ארייה" (Ariya). So what is the difference…
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Why were the commentary literature like Talmud Mishnah not written down until 8-10th century?

What is the reason behind the Mishnah, talmud not written until about 8-10th century AD? This delay in the writing leads to ambiguity and speculations about the actual origin of the interpretations. Is there a specific reason given by someone, or…
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How many words are in mishna?

I have already seen multiple question about mishna how big it is from which year it is and all kind of that, but I'm still wondering what's the total amount of words in mishna?
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Is a definite article in Mishnah significant?

Mishnah Shabbat 141b: נוֹטֵל אָדָם אֶת בְּנוֹ וְהָאֶבֶן בְּיָדוֹ Why is "הָאֶבֶן" translated (in both Koren/Sefaria and Schottenstein) as "a stone" rather than "the stone'? What specific stone does the Mishnah have in mind?
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Mishnayos per Perek and or masechta

Can someone tell me how many mishnayos are there per Perek and how many perakim per masechata, as well as total mishnayos per Seder and perek per seder?
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Why is a statement by רבי included in a beraisa and not in a mishnah?

On Shabbos 147b the phrase is found: דתניא אמר רבי כשהיינו למדין תורה אצל רבי שמעון בתקוע I understand that the word “רבי" refers to Rebbi Judah ha-Nasi, the compiler of the mishnah, and that the term “תניא" refers to a Beraisa which is a…
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