Sepphoris
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Sepphoris, known in Hebrew as Tzipori and in Arabic as Saffuriya, is one of the most excavated and studied archaeological sites in Israel. Over time, the site was home to many civilizations. It was a
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Aerial view of Sepphoris, 2013
Remains of Crusader/Ottoman tower in Sepphoris, 1875. Note doorway rebuilt under Daher al-Umar.
The same Crusader/Ottoman tower after rebuilding. The upper part was used as a school from the early 1900s until 1948.
Mishnah
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The Mishnah is the first written collection of the Jewish oral traditions. These oral traditions are known as the "Oral Torah", to differentiate them from the Torah, and both are believed in rabbinic
Sepphoris
…refugees from devastated Judea settled there, turning it into a center of Jewish religious and spiritual life. Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi, the compiler of the Mishnah, a commentary on the Torah, moved to Sepphoris, along with the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish religious court. Before moving to Tiberias by 220, some…
Mishna study, Pinsk 1924
11th century mishnah codex, Biblioteca Palatina, Parma
Gemara students using the Mishnah Sdura to note their summary of each sugya alongside its Mishnah
Set of Mishna Kehati: modern print on top row; old format beneath