stratification: the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
condition: a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
amora: one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments