Tractate Berakoth: Introduction: 6. Synopsis of Contents
Tractate Berakoth, by , by A. Lukyn Williams, [1921]
(M. = Mishna: T. = Tosephta.)
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| I. | The Shma‘: M. i.-iii.; T. i., ii. | |
| | In the evening: M. i. 1-3 (1); T. i. 1. | 1 |
| | In the morning: M. i. 4 (2); T. i. 2 | 4 |
| | Posture: M. i. 5, 6 (3); T. i. 4 | 5 |
| | The Benedictions connected with the Shma‘. Long and short forms: M. i. 7 (4); T. i. 5 | 7 |
| | Excursus on various forms and on bending forward: T. i. 6-9 | 8 |
| | The Going forth from Egypt must be said at the evening Shma‘ also: M. i. 8 (5); T. i. 50, 11; ii., 1 | 10 |
| | With Excursus on the Bible use of phrases that had apparently been superseded: T. i. 10-15 | 10 |
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| | On reciting the Shma‘ with intention: M. ii. 1a; T. ii. 2 | 14 |
| | On saluting between the sections: M. ii. 1b | 14 |
| | The sections of the Shma‘ and their order: M. ii. 2, 3 (2) | 15 |
| | May the recitation be inaudible, or said erroneously: M ii. 4 (3); T. ii. 3-5 | 16 |
| | On interrupting tasks to recite the Shma‘, etc.: T. ii. 6, 7 | 17 |
| | Workmen may recite on the top of a tree or on a scaffold: M. ii. 5 (4); T. ii. 8 | 18 |
| | Labourers may not lead in the synagogue: T. ii. 9 | 19 |
| | A bridegroom exempt—R. Gamaliel: M. ii. 6 (5); T. i. 3 | 19 |
| | The case of marriage-guests: T. ii. 10 | 20 |
| | R. Gamaliel again—when mourning for his wife: M. ii. 7 (6) | 20 |
| | R. Gamaliel again receives condolence for the death of his servant: M. ii. 8 (7) | 21 |
| | A bridegroom may recite, but should beware of ostentation: M. ii. 9 (8) | 21 |
| | The Shma‘ and mourners at a funeral: M. iii. 1 | 21 |
| | And on the return from it: M. iii. 2; T. ii. 11 | 22 |
| | The case of women, slaves, and children: M. iii. 3 | 23 |
| | The cases of those ceremonially unclean men and women: M. iii. 4-6; T. ii. 12, 13 | 23 |
| | Against unseemliness in reciting the Shma‘: T. ii. 14-21 | 25 |
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| II. | Prayer, especially the Prayer par excellence (the Eighteen Benedictions): M. iv. and v.; T. iii. | |
| | The three times of prayer: M. iv. i.; T. iii. i-3 | 28 |
| | The prayer of R. Nechuniah on entering and on leaving the Lecture Hall: M. iv. 2 | 30 |
| | The Eighteen, and their abstract: M. iv. 3 | 30 |
| | The Prayer not to be regarded as a mechanical unit: M. iv. 4a | 31 |
| | The Prayer in time of danger: M. iv. 4b; T. iii. 7 | 31 |
| | The Prayer when one is riding on an ass: M. iv. 5; T. 18 | 32 |
| | Or when one is in a ship or on a raft: M. iv. 6; T. iii. 19 | 32 |
| | The Additional Prayers: M. iv. 7; T. iii. 10-13 | 33 |
| | The posture, and attention, in the Prayer: M. v. i; T. iii. 4-6, 14-17, 20, 21 | 35 |
| | The mention of, and the petition for, rain, also the Habdalah—in the Prayer: M. v. 2; T. iii. 9 | 39 |
| | Examples of over-zeal: M. v. 3a | 40 |
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| | The leader: M. v. 3b | 40 |
| | To avoid occasions for making mistakes: M. v. 4 | 41 |
| | Fluency a sign of acceptance: M. v. 5 | 41 |
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| | Reverence in writing the Name: T. iii. 22 | 42 |
| | On the Benediction of mourners: T. iii. 23, 24 | 42 |
| | On certain points about the Eighteen Benedictions: T. iii, 25 | 42 |
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| III. | Benedictions at meals, especially after meals, and on various occasions: M. vi.-ix.; T. v.-vii. | |
| | The proper forms for the different foods: M. vi. 1-4; T. iv. 1-7 | 43 |
| | On one Benediction exempting another: M. vi. 5 | 47 |
| | When the Benediction may be said by one person for all: M. vi. 6 | 48 |
| | The order of the meal: T. iv. 8-13 | 48 |
| | The position of the persons: T. v. 5 | 50 |
| | The order of washing the hands and mixing the cup: T. v. 6 | 50 |
| | Who partakes first: T. v. 7 | 50 |
| | Manners at table: T. v. 8, 9 | 50 |
| | Salted relish and the general Rule that the Benediction of the principal food suffices: M. vi. 7; T. iv. 14 | 51 |
| | Illustrations of the principal food: T. iv. 16 | 51 |
| | And of the proper forms of Benediction: T. iv. 15, 16 | 51 |
| | Parenthesis—Why did Judah deserve the kingdom? T. iv. 17, 18 | 54 |
| | On interruptions during the meal: T. iv. 19-21 | 56 |
| | On saying three Benedictions in certain cases: M. vi. 8 | 57 |
| | The entrance on the Sabbath, the meal and the Benedictions: T. v. 1-4 | 57 |
| | Who may be invited to partake in the Benediction after meals: M. vii. 1-3 (1, 2); T. v. 10, 14, 17, 18 | 59 |
| | The case of one who has not actually eaten: T. v. 20 | 61 |
| | As to a sweet relish: T. v. 11 | 61 |
| | And bread with dessert: T. v. 12 | 61 |
| | On washing before and after a meal: T. v. 13 | 61 |
| | The formula of invitation, depending on the number present: M. vii. 4, 5 (3a) | 62 |
| | And in the synagogue: M. vii. 6 (3b) | 63 |
| | Companies how to be divided: M. vii. 7 (4); T. v. 19 | 63 |
| | On two companies in one house: M. vii. 8a (5a) | 64 |
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| | Whether the Benediction should be said over unmixed wine: M. vii. 8b (5b); cf. T. iv. 3, infra, p. 45 | 64 |
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| Points on these subjects in dispute between the School of Shammai and of Hillel: M. viii.; T. vi. | | |
| | At the beginning of Sabbath or Feast-day the order of the Benedictions: M. viii. 1; T. vi. 1; iii. 8 | 65 |
| | On the order of washing the hands and mixing the cup; M. viii. 2; T. vi. 2 | 66 |
| | On the order of tidying the room and washing the hands: M. viii. 3 (4); T. vi. 4 | 67 |
| | Where one lays the napkin after drying one's hands: M. viii. 4 (3); T. vi. 3 | 67 |
| | Wine and oil: T. vi. 5 | 68 |
| | The order of the Benedictions at the end of Sabbath: M. viii. 5 (5a); T. vi. 6 | 68 |
| | The wording of the Benediction over the lamp: M. viii. 6 (5b) | 70 |
| | Parenthesis— | |
| | When Benedictions must not be said over lamp and spices: M. viii. 7 (6); T. vi. 7a | 70 |
| | Hybrids and fire . T. vi. 7b | 71 |
| | Fire and spices of a bath—a spice shop: T. vi. 8. | 75 |
| | If the Benediction has been forgotten: M. viii. 8 (7) | 72 |
| | The order of the Benedictions over wine and food: M. viii. 9b, 8a | 72 |
| | When Amen may not be said: M. viii. 9b (8b); T. iii. 26; v. 51 | 72 |
| | On sacrifices in Jerusalem: T. v. 22 | 73 |
| | On what constitutes a common meal on a journey: T. v. 23 | 73 |
| | Workmen and their master: T. v. 24 | 73 |
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| Benedictions on various occasions: M. ix. | | |
| | On seeing scenes of miracles: M. ix. 1; T. vii. 2a | 74 |
| | On seeing hosts: | 75 |
| | Consideration of how much is already done for us, and the duty of gratitude: T. vii. 2b | 75 |
| | On seeing remarkable natural phenomena, or hearing tidings: M. ix. 2; T. vii. I, 3-5, 6b | 76 |
| | In a burial ground: T. vii. 6a | 77 |
| | Over a new house or new tools: M. ix. 3 (3a) | 78 |
| | Parenthesis—Concerning prayers in vain; M. ix. 4a, 5 (3bc); T. vii. 7 | 78 |
| | An example of proper prayer for increase from land: T. vii. 8 | 79 |
| | Benedictions needed at performing any command: T. vii. 9-15 | 80 |
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| | Prayers on entering and leaving a town: M. ix. 6 (4); T. vii. 16 | 82 |
| | Or a public bath: T. vii. 17 | 83 |
| | Benedictions for not being a Gentile, a woman, or uneducated: T. vii. 18 | 84 |
| | Benediction for evil as for good: M. ix. 7 (5a); cf. ix. 4 (3b); cf. T. vii. 7, p. 78 | 85 |
| | Against irreverence for the Temple: M. ix. 8a (5b); T. vii. 19 | 85 |
| | On the closing words of the Benedictions: M. ix. 8b (5c); T. vii. 21, 22 | 86 |
| | On the use of the Divine Name at the beginning and end of Benedictions: T. vii. 20 | 87 |
| | Salutations in the Name: M. ix. 8c (5d); T. vii. 23, 24 | 88 |
| | A hundred commands are performed daily: T. vii. 24 | 89 |
| | The commands surround, like angels; T. vii. 25 | 90 |