Book from the collection of the Przypkowski Museum in Jędrzejów. Hebrew print. Composite volume containing three works – Talmudic tractates: Nedarim, Kiddushin and Sotah. It was purchased in 1968 from Jadwiga Szartowska of Kielce.
1. First work: Talmud babiloński. Traktat Nedarim, ed. Wdowa i Bracia Romm Printing House, Vilnius 1892, 238 pages.
Original title:
מםכת נדרים מן תלמוד בבלי
[Masechet Nedarim Min Talmud Bavli].
Tractate Nedarim of the Babylonian Talmud.
Publisher's imprint in Russian: ТАЛМУДЪ ВАВИЛОНСКІЙ. Tomъ XII. Отдѣлъ I. Съ Виленскаго изданія 1884 г. ВИЛЬНА. Типографія Вдовы и братьевъ Роммъ. Жмудскій переулокъ соб. домъ N [328].
The presence of a stamps on the title page: "BUCHHANDLUNG M. M. WALDEN, KIELC” and "JOSEF BEKERMAN”.
Nedarim (Vows) is the third tractate of Nashim (Women), the third order of the Mishnah. The tractate contains eleven chapters discussing vows and oaths and how they can be dispensed with.
2. Second work: Talmud babiloński. Traktat Kiduszin, ed. Wdowa i Bracia Romm Printing House, Vilnius 1892, 252 pages.
Original title:
מםכת קדושין מן תלמוד בבלי
[Masechet Kiddushin min Talmud Bavli].
Tractate Kiddushin of the Babylonian Talmud.
Publisher's imprint in Russian: ТАЛМУДЪ ВАВИЛОНСКІЙ. Tomъ XIV. Отдѣлъ II. Съ Виленскаго изданія 1884 г. ВИЛЬНА. Типографія Вдовы и братьевъ Роммъ. Жмудскій переулокъ соб. Домъ 328.
The presence of a stamp on the title page: "JOSEF BEKERMAN".
The Kiddushin (Betrothal) is the seventh tractate of the Nashim (Women), the third order of the Mishnah. The tractate contains four chapters discussing the rules for betrothal and marriage.
3. Third work: Talmud babiloński. Traktat Sota, ed. Wdowa i Bracia Romm Printing House, Vilnius 1892, 286 pages.
Original title:
מםכת סוטה מן תלמוד בבלי
[Masechet Sotah Min Talmud Bavli].
Tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud.
Publisher's imprint in Russian: ТАЛМУДЪ ВАВИЛОНСКІЙ. Tomъ XIV. Отдѣлъ I. ВИЛЬНА. Типографія Вдовы и братьевъ Роммъ. Жмудскій переулокъ собств. Домъ N 328. 1892.
The presence of a stamp on the title page: "JOSEF BEKERMAN".
The Sotah (Adulterous wife) is the fifth tractate of the Nashim (Women), the third order of the Mishnah. The tractate contains nine chapters which discuss the principles of the ordeal of the bitter water to which a woman suspected of adultery must be subjected.
The Talmud is a collection of religious, doctrinal, and legal teachings of Judaism. It includes commentaries on the Bible, rabbinic discussions, moral guidance, parables, and folklore. It is the second most important book in Judaism after the Hebrew Bible, and its study remains an obligation for every Orthodox Jew. The Talmud consists of two main parts: the Mishnah and the Gemara. The Mishnah is the primary and oldest part, containing the legal norms of Judaism (Hebr.: halacha) finally edited in the 2nd century CE in Hebrew by Yehuda ha-Nasi. The Mishnah consists of six major sections called "Orders": 1. Zeraim (Seeds), 2. Moed (Festival), 3. Nashim (Women), 4. Nezikin (Damages), 5. Kodashim (Holy things), 6. Tohorot (Purities). The Orders are divided into 63 tractates, which are further divided into chapters and paragraphs. The teachings of subsequent generations of rabbis, which expand and explain the content of the Mishnah, make up the second part known as the Gemara, written in Aramaic.
The Gemara was developed in two Jewish centers, in Palestine and Babylon, resulting in two Talmuds. The Palestinian version, known as the Jerusalem Talmud (or Palestinian Talmud), was edited in the 4th century CE The Babylonian version, known as the Babylonian Talmud, was completed around 500 CE The Jerusalem Talmud consists of 39 tractates, while the much larger Babylonian Talmud contains 37 tractates. The first complete printed edition of the Babylonian Talmud was published in Venice in 1520-1523. Since then, both works, along with additional commentaries, have been repeatedly published, reissued, edited, and translated.
