"After the publication of his "Mishpaṭ Leshon ha-Mishnah" (1867), an essay on the mishnaic language, Weiss began to prepare his stupendous work, the "Dor Dor we-Dorshaw" (1871–91; see below).Although Weiss had not been successful with his "Bet ha-Midrash," he was more fortunate with the "Bet Talmud", a monthly magazine which he founded in 1881 with Meïr Friedmann.