Baraita

English

Alternative forms

  • baraita, Baraitha, Beraita, Braita, Baraysa

Etymology

Aramaic baraita, an extraneous teaching. The word appears in the feminine (baraita rather than bara'ah), because it is actually short for matnita baraita, external Mishnah or teaching (and matnita is feminine).

Noun

Baraita (plural Baraitas or Baraitot)

  1. (Judaism) Any of various Jewish traditions that are not included in the Mishnah.
    • 2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 4:
      A baraita in Ta'anit 16a expands the list of attributes of the cantor to eleven: "...and he has a melodious and pleasant voice...", and so ruled Maimonides in […]

References

  • Marcus Jastrow, Dictionary of the Targumim, Talmud and Midrashic Literature, pp. 189 and 195 [1]
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