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משניות באותיות השם משנה • נשמה יו"ל לרגל יום הגדול והקדוש The mystics teach that the word “Mishnah” shares the same letters as “neshamah,” the Hebrew word for soul. יום ההילולא של Thus, out of the broad corpus of Torah literature, Mishnah — the terse teachings that form the backbone of the Talmud —are the subject of choice when we study Torah in the merit of the souls of our beloved. ג' בתמוז כ"ק אדמו"ר זי"ע Mishnah Hebrew & English text to be studied on 3 Tammuz anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory Learn more about the Rebbe at www.theRebbe.org Prepared by Chabad.org; Text courtesy of EMishna.com, all rights reserved. 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