Shevu'ot ("Oaths"

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• SHEVU'OT — (Heb. שְׁבוּעוֹת; Oaths ), sixth tractate of the order Nezikin in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds. It deals with oaths of various kinds but also with some aspects of ritual impurity. A link between these apparently… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Shevu'ot — This article is about the Talmudic book of Shevu ot. See Shavuot for the Jewish holiday. Shevu ot or Shevuot (Hebrew: שבועות, oaths ) is a book of the Mishnah and Talmud. It is the sixth volume of the book of Nezikin. Shevu ot deals primarily… …   Wikipedia

• SHA'AREI SHEVU'OT — (Heb. תֹועובש יֵרֲעַש), work on the laws of oaths, consisting of 20 chapters. It is extensively quoted by the early posekim such as meir of Rothenburg, as well as in the Ittur of isaac b. abba mari and in the Mordekhai of mordecai b. hillel . The …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Neziqin — ▪ Judaism       (Hebrew: “Damages”), the fourth of the six major divisions, or orders (sedarim), of the Mishna (codification of Jewish oral laws), which was given its final form early in the 3rd century AD by Judah ha Nasi. Neziqin deals… …   Universalium

• OATH — IN THE BIBLE Definition and Form The truth or inviolability of one s words was commonly attested in ancient Israel by oath – a self curse made in conditional form that went into effect if the condition was fulfilled; e.g., May harm befall me if I …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• GEZERTA — GEZERTA, term used by the geonim for the oath of imprecation that they instituted in place of the oath by God s name or   by a divine attribute (kinnuy). Geonic responsa describe the gezerta as a series of imprecations intended to intimidate the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ḤEREM SETAM — (roughly translated as anonymous ban or imprecation ), a geonic innovation that gained wide acceptance in later rabbinic literature, particularly in Spain and North Africa, although it was more sparsely used in Franco Germany as well. It served… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Nezikin — For Jewish law on damages, see Damages (Jewish law) Nezikin (Hebrew: נזיקין, Damages Neziqin) or Seder Nezikin (סדר נזיקין, The Order of Damages) is the fourth Order of the Mishna (also the Tosefta and Talmud). It deals largely with Jewish… …   Wikipedia

• SHOMERIM — (Heb. שׁוֹמְרִים; bailees ). Biblical Classification The law relating to a bailee (i.e., one who is entrusted with the money or chattels of another) is first given in the Torah (Ex. 22:6–14) in several statements of principle from which have been …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ATTORNEY — ATTORNEY. Biblical law requires that the two parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests or magistrates (Deut. 19:17), i.e., in person and not by proxy. It was considered essential that the court should hear all… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism