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MISHNAHTalmud is divided up first into two large sections called Mishnah and Gemara. Mishnah is the study of halakhic law, or simply put, the ancient Rabbinical Torah commentary on how to walk or live. It is taken from the Hebrew word shanah. This word should look familiar, for it is the Hebrew word for 'year' as in Rosh HaShanah. It's root meaning, however, is to 'repeat', as in cycles.
Sh'mot 12:1-2 The idea in studying Mishnah is to repeat it over and over again. When reading Talmud, one cannot help but notice that it is a bit repetitive. The 'mi' prefix gives it's literal understanding as 'from repetition'.
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