Mishnah

The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, "repetition") is a major source of rabbinic Judaism's religious texts. It is the first recording of the oral law of the Jewish people, as championed by the Pharisees and is considered the first work of Rabbinic Judaism. The Mishnah was redacted around the year 200 CE by Judah haNasi (Judah the Prince). He is usually simply referred to as 'Rabbi'. Nearly all of the Mishnah is written in Hebrew, except a few verses, which are written in Aramaic. Rabbinic commentaries on the Mishnah over the next three centuries were recorded mostly in Aramaic and were redacted as the Gemara. The Mishnah and the Gemara together form the Talmud.

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Wikimedia projects

Wikisource's Open Mishnah Project is developing Mishnah texts, commentaries, and translations. The project is currently available in three languages: Hebrew (the largest collection), English, and French.

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Hebrew - English - French

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Other electronic texts

• Mechon Mamre - Hebrew text according to Maimonides' version.
• The Structured Mishnah - Hebrew text according to the Albeck edition (without vowels) with special formatting.

The daily Mishnah (a study-cycle)

• The Daily Mishnah - uses the Kehati commentary (in English translation).
• Mishna Yomis - Daily Mishnah audio (English).
• Mishnah Yomit - One mishnah per day. (Note: this study-cycle follows a different schedule than the regular one; contains extensive archives in English).
• Mishnah of the Daf - a new Mishnah study cycle that parallels the progress of the Daf Yomi.

Audio lectures

• Rabbi Meir Pogrow - advanced lectures (in English); free MP3 download.

Manuscripts

• Kaufmann manuscript of the Mishnah - View images of the entire vowelized manuscript.

Oral Traditions (chanting and pronunciation of the Mishnah):

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• Jewish Oral Traditions Research Center (Hebrew University)
• The National Sound Archives at the Hebrew University (catalogue not currently online).