The Mitzvah of Sensitivity Your Chumash Talmud Navigator The
Talmud consists of two parts. The Mishnah (Hebrew for teaching)
and the Gemara (aramaic for learning). The Mishnah is a terse
compendium of legal concepts presented through specific cases
and their corresponding positions. It was canonized in the third
century by Rabbi Yehudah Hanassi (the prince). Subsequent
discussions which expand, digress from and disagree with the
issues in the Mishnah are recorded in the Gemara, which was
canonized in the sixth century. The Talmudic text we are
studying today grapples with the meaning of the following three
verses. The first verse appears in the Mishnah and the other two
verses appear the Gemara. Before you start to read the Mishnah,
take a look at these three verses and ponder what new idea each
one gives you. You shall not aggrieve a stranger or oppress him,
for you were strangers in the land of Egypt When you sell
property to your neighbor, or buy any from your neighbor, you
shall not aggrieve one another D