The Talmud
The Babylonian Talmud — ~2,700 double-folios of rabbinic legal and narrative material redacted ca. 500 CE. 37 tractates organised into six Sedarim matching the Mishnah. The definitive William Davidson English translation is freely accessible on Sefaria under CC-BY-NC.
sefaria.org/{Tractate}.{daf}{a|b}.
Shabbat
The Sabbath
Laws of Sabbath observance — the 39 forbidden categories of labour, kindling, boundaries, items one may carry.
Eruvin
Mergings
Sabbath-boundary rules; eruvei techumin, chatzerot, tavshilin.
Pesachim
Passover
Removal of leaven, the seder, the paschal offering.
Yoma
The Day (of Atonement)
The Yom Kippur Temple service, the goat for Azazel, repentance and atonement.
Sukkah
Booths
Dimensions of the sukkah, the four species, festival water-libation.
Beitzah
The Egg (Festival Laws)
Laws of permitted labour on festivals.
Rosh Hashanah
New Year
Calendar calculation, sanctification of the new month, the shofar.
Taanit
Fasts
Public fasts for drought, calamity, and commemoration.
Megillah
The Scroll (of Esther)
Reading of the Megillah, Purim, synagogue readings.
Moed Katan
Minor Festival
Laws of Chol HaMoed, mourning, excommunication.
Chagigah
Festival Offering
Pilgrimage offerings, esoteric exposition (maʿaseh merkavah).
Yevamot
Levirate Marriage
Levirate marriage and halitzah, forbidden unions, the Yibbum ceremony.
Ketubot
Marriage Contracts
The ketubah, marital obligations, claims against virginity.
Nedarim
Vows
Personal vows, annulment by father and husband.
Nazir
Nazirite
The Nazirite vow and its consequences.
Sotah
The Suspected Wife
Ordeal of the suspected adulteress, broken-necked heifer.
Gittin
Divorce Documents
The get, divorce procedures, and accompanying legal dicta.
Kiddushin
Betrothal
The three modes of betrothal, duty to procreate, father-son relationships.
Bava Kamma
The First Gate
Torts, damages caused by animals and fire, personal injury.
Bava Metzia
The Middle Gate
Found objects, lost property, bailments, labour law, interest.
Bava Batra
The Last Gate
Property law, partnerships, inheritance, contracts.
Sanhedrin
Court of Judges
Court procedure, capital offences, the Noahide laws, the world to come. Contains the "whoever kills a soul" passage (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5) that Q 5:32 quotes.
Makkot
Lashes
Cities of refuge, malicious witnesses, corporal punishment.
Shevuot
Oaths
Judicial and voluntary oaths, false oaths and their atonement.
Avodah Zarah
Idolatry
Regulations concerning Gentiles, idolatrous objects, wine and food restrictions — directly relevant to Islamic-era discussions of polytheism and dhimmi status.
Horayot
Rulings (Errors)
Erroneous halakhic decisions by courts, rulers, or priests.
Zevachim
Sacrifices
Animal sacrifices — laws of slaughter, sprinkling, consumption.
Menachot
Meal-Offerings
Flour offerings, libations, tzitzit, tefillin.
Chullin
Non-Sacred
Ritual slaughter for ordinary consumption (shechitah), kashrut.
Bekhorot
Firstborn
Firstborn of man and beast, tithes of cattle.
Arakhin
Valuations
Valuations of persons and property dedicated to the Temple.
Temurah
Substitution
Substitution of sacred offerings.
Keritot
Excisions
Offences carrying the penalty of karet, the suspended guilt-offering.
Meilah
Trespass
Misuse of consecrated property.
Tamid
Daily Offering
The daily morning and evening Temple offering.
Citing the Talmud
Talmud references are given as Tractate, page, side — e.g. Sanhedrin 90a means folio 90, side a. Sefaria's URL pattern is sefaria.org/{Tractate}.{N}{a|b}. To jump directly to a specific passage you can append a paragraph number: /Sanhedrin.90a.1.
Catalog entries citing the Talmud link to the specific Sefaria page rather than this index.