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GEMORA ROAD MAP

Key terms Steps

i` nWhat is themeaning of

WExiRAn explanationof a statementin the mishna

`tEbThe matter itself

(an in-depthdiscussion of

a previoustopic)

x n Y It was stated

(a saying of anAmora)

x n x n The master said

(an in-depthdiscussion of

a previoustopic)

` x ni nThe stating of

an idea

*r n W `YCome listen

(usually aquote of a

Tana; broughtto reply to a Q.)

olp nFrom where dowe know this

dp n `rAHe asked him(a question)

dp n ErAThey asked

him (a

question)

`irA Ed l

They askedthem (a

question)

/dl WdaEW Y*A question

askedregarding ahalacha/*the

response to the Q.

ji xRHe raised an

objection

(based on

reasoning)

si w z nHe raised an

objection

(based on

reasoning)

...'x ai znRav... asked

(based on a

source)

dai zi He asked him

(based on a

source)

i ai zi nThey asked

(based on a

source)

`i W wA challenge tothe opinion of

anAmora

zi rAi `ni

(An alternateanswer) If youwish I will say

` ki x v l`l

It is onlynecessary (forthe following)

x n w i kdThis is what he

means to say

i` n A ` kdopi w qrHere it isspeaking

`i W w lIt is not aquestion

uExiYAn answer to achallenge on

anAmora

i np `wi cIt is also

supported

i np `i p Yi kd

A `ziixA alsoteaches like

this

`nildil ri q n

Let us say thatthis supports

him

di` xA source cited

as a support toa given rulingor answer

i n xHe contrasted

Ed pi n x eContrast them

d xi z qAn apparentcontradictionbetween twoequal sources

Rabbi Yonah Stern - Mesivta Yam Hatorah / YZA

7/27/2019 Gemara_roadmap 2 Pgs

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GEMORA ROAD MAP

Key terms Steps

i` nWhat is themeaning of

WExiRAn explanationof a statementin the mishna

`tEbThe matter itself

(an in-depthdiscussion of

a previoustopic)

x n Y It was stated

(a saying of anAmora)

x n x n The master said

(an in-depthdiscussion of

a previoustopic)

` x ni nThe stating of

an idea

*r n W `YCome listen

(usually aquote of a

Tana; broughtto reply to a Q.)

olp nFrom where dowe know this

dp n `rAHe asked him(a question)

dp n ErAThey asked

him (aquestion)

`irA Ed l

They askedthem (a

question)

/dl WdaEW Y*A question

askedregarding ahalacha/*the

response to the Q.

ji xRHe raised an

objection

(based on

reasoning)

si w z nHe raised an

objection

(based on

reasoning)

...'x ai znRav... asked

(based on a

source)

dai zi He asked him

(based on a

source)

i ai zi nThey asked

(based on a

source)

`i W wA challenge tothe opinion of

anAmora

zi rAi `ni

(An alternateanswer) If youwish I will say

` ki x v l`l

It is onlynecessary (forthe following)

x n w i kdThis is what he

means to say

i` n A ` kdopi w qrHere it isspeaking

`i W w lIt is not aquestion

uExiYAn answer to achallenge on

anAmora

i np `wi cIt is also

supported

i np `i p Yi kd

A `ziixA alsoteaches like

this

`nildil ri q n

Let us say thatthis supports

him

di` xA source cited

as a support toa given ruling

or answer

i n xHe contrasted

Ed pi n x eContrast them

d xi z qAn apparentcontradictionbetween twoequal sources

Rabbi Yonah Stern - Mesivta Yam Hatorah / YZA