Book
Menachot מנחות
a tractate of the order of Kodashim
Flour, oil and frankincense: the offering of the poor and the offering of a vow, the shewbread, the omer of barley and the two loaves of Shavuot. As in Zevachim, much depends on intention and on the order of the acts.
Unexpectedly, the laws of things that have outlived the Temple are gathered here too: tefillin and their writing, tzitzit and the blue thread. And in the Gemara stands the account of Moses going up on high and seeing God tying crowns to the letters, and then finding himself in Rabbi Akiva's study house and understanding not a word—until he heard: "this is a law given to Moses at Sinai."
Order: Kodashim. There is Gemara in the Babylonian Talmud.
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Sources
Chazal: Mishnah, Talmud, midrash, Zohar
- Leviticus 2:1–13 — the law of the meal offering
- Menachot 29b — Moses in Rabbi Akiva's study house
Basis: Talmud and midrash.