Road Map to Jewish Learning

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The Written Torah
Five books of Moses - Chumash
Genesis Breshit		Exodus Shmot	Leviticus Vayikra		Numbers Bamidbar	Deuteronomy Devarim
Prophets - Neviim
Joshua	Judges	Samuel	Kings	Isaiah	Jeremiah	Ezekiel	The 12 Prophets
Writings - Ketuvim
Psalms	Proverbs	Job	The Five Megillot: Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther		Daniel	Ezra and Nehemiah	Chronicles

The Oral Torah
Concepts in the Oral Tradition
Legal Explanations and Definitions			Rules of Exegesis	Oral Traditions	Ethics		Kabbalah Mysticism	Sanhedrin High Court; Legislators 1313 BCE - 369 CE
Talmudic Works
Mishna - Rabbi Judah the Prince, Editor; 6 orders Seeds Zeraim Agriculture Times Moed Shabbos Festivals Women Nashim Marriage Divorce Damages Nezikim Finance Jurisprudence Holiness Kodshim Sacrifices Kashrus Purity Taharot Purity & Impurity 11 tractates 12 tractates 7 tractates 10 tractates 11 tractates 12 tractates 63 Tractates - 523 Chapters
Gemara Jerusalem Talmud (350 CE R. Muna & R. Yosi) Babylonian Talmud (500 CE Ravina & R. Ashi) 1554 folio pages 2763 folio pages							Midrash	Zohar R. Shimon bar Yochai 170 CE
Post-Talmudic Period
Geonim 7th-10th Century	Rishonim 11th-14th Century Rashi Maimonides Nachmanides					Acharonim 15th-20th Century	Shulchan Aruch The Code of Jewish Law	Responsa