Moed

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Moed(Hebrew:מועד,"Festivals" ) is the second Order of theMishnah,the first written recording of the Oral Torah of the Jewish people (also theToseftaandTalmud). Of the six orders of the Mishna, Moed is the third shortest. The order of Moed consists of 12 tractates:

1. Shabbat:or Shabbath (שבת‎) ( "Sabbath" ) deals with the39 prohibitionsof "work" on theShabbat.24 chapters.
2. Eruvin:(ערובין) ( "Mixtures" ) deals with theEruvor Sabbath-bound - a category of constructions/delineations that alter the domains of the Sabbath for carrying and travel. 10 chapters.
3. Pesahim:(פסחים) ( "PassoverFestivals ") deals with the prescriptions regarding the Passover and thepaschal sacrifice.10 chapters.
4. Shekalim:(שקלים) ( "Shekels" ) deals with the collection of thehalf-Shekelas well as the expenses and expenditure of theTemple.8 chapters
5. Yoma:(יומא) ( "The Day" ); called also "Kippurim" or "Yom ha-Kippurim" ( "Day of Atonement" ); deals with the prescriptionsYom Kippur,especially the ceremony by theKohen Gadol.8 chapters.
6. Sukkah:(סוכה) ( "Booth" ); deals with the festival ofSukkot(the Feast of Tabernacles) and theSukkahitself. Also deals with the Four Species (Lulav,Etrog,Hadass,Aravah— Palm branch, Citron, Myrtle, Willow) which are waved on Sukkot. 5 chapters.
7. Beitza:(ביצה) ( "Egg" ); (So called from the first word, but originally termed, according to its subject,Yom Tov- "Holidays" ) deals chiefly with the rules to be observed onYom Tov.5 chapters.
8. Rosh Hashanah:(ראש השנה) ( "New Year" ) deals chiefly with the regulation of the calendar by the new moon, and with the services of the festival ofRosh Hashanah.4 chapters.
9. Ta'anit:(תענית) ( "Fasting" ) deals chiefly with the special fast-days in times of drought or other untoward occurrences. 4 chapters
10. Megillah:(מגילה) ( "Scroll" ) contains chiefly regulations and prescriptions regarding the reading of thescroll of EstheratPurim,and the reading of other passages from theTorahandNeviimin the synagogue. 4 chapters.
11. Mo'ed Katan:(מועד קטן) ( "Little Festival" ) deals withChol HaMoed,the intermediate festival days ofPesachandSukkot.3 chapters.
12. Hagigah:(חגיגה) ( "Festival Offering" ) deals with the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Passover,Shavuot,Sukkot) and the pilgrimage offering that men were supposed to bring inJerusalem.3 chapters.

TheJerusalem Talmudhas aGemaraon each of the tractates, while in theBabylonian,only that on Shekalim is missing. However, in most printed editions of the Babylonian Talmud (as well as theDaf Yomicycle), the Jerusalem Gemara to Shekalim is included.

In the BabylonianTalmudthe treatises of the orderMo'edare arranged as follows:Shabbat, 'Erubin, Pesachim, Rosh ha-Shanah, Yoma, Sukkah, Beitzah, Hagigah, Mo'ed Katan, Ta'anit, Megillah;while the sequence in the Jerusalem Talmud isShabbat, Eruvin, Pesachim, Yoma, Sheqalim, Sukkah, Rosh ha-Shanah, Beitzah, Ta'anit, Megillah, Hagigah, Mo'ed' Katan.

On the Festivals, some have the custom to learn the Tractate in this Order which details the laws of that respective festival. (e.g. they would learn Tractate Rosh Hashanah on the holiday ofRosh Hashanah).