The Tosefta, Hebrew תוספתא, is a secondary compilation of the Jewish oral law from the period of the Mishnah. Overview In many ways, the Tosefta acts as a supplement to the Mishnah (tosefta means "supplement"). The Mishnah is the basic compilation of the Oral law of Judaism; it was compiled around 200 CE. The Tosefta is a Halakhic work which corresponds in structure almost exactly to the Mishnah, with the same divisions for sedarim ("orders") and masekho… (More on Tosefta)