JUDAH BEN BAVA — (second century C.E.), tanna, and according to the later aggadah, a martyr of the era of jabneh . A number of halakhot are reported in his name in the Mishnah, the Tosefta and the tannaitic Midrashim. One dealt with the case of a husband s death… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ben Bava — (fl. 1st 2nd cent) Palestinian tanna. He was a leading sage in Jabneh, renowned for his piety. During the Hadrianic persecutions he was put to death by the Romans for ordaining five scholars, in transgression of the law forbidding ordination … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
JUDAH BEN ISAAC — (Judah Sir Leon of Paris; also called Gur Aryeh ( lion s whelp ) or Aryeh, after Genesis 49:9 (Or Zaru a, pt. 1 no. 17; Tosefot Yeshanim to Yoma 8a); 1166–1224), French tosafist. Judah headed the Paris bet ha midrash, which was apparently… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASHKENAZI, JUDAH BEN JOSEPH — (1730?–1791), rabbi and rosh yeshivah of Smyrna. Ashkenazi was a judge in matters of tax assessment and taught Talmud and codes in the city s yeshivot. Moses b. Joshua Soncino later financed the establishment of a yeshivah (Maḥazikei ha Torah)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah the Prince — Traditional burial place of Judah the Price at Beit She arim National Park, Israel. Rebbi redirects here. For the title, see Honorifics in Judaism. For other people named Judah, see Judah (disambiguation). Judah the Prince, (Hebrew: יהודה הנשיא … Wikipedia
Judah Loew ben Bezalel — Ladislav Šaloun s statue popularly ascribed to Loew at the new town hall of Prague in the Czech Republic. Judah Loew ben Bezalel, alt. Loewe, Löwe, or Levai, (c. 1520 – 17 September 1609)[1] widely known to scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of… … Wikipedia
Yose ben-Halafta — (mid 2nd century) Tanna. Rabbi Yose was born in Sepphoris, Palestine, and after having been taught by his father, also a rabbi, he became a pupil of the great AKIBA. At the age of thirteen, in spite of the Roman command against it, he was… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Eleazar ben Shammua — (fl. 2nd cent) Palestinian tanna. He was one of the last pupils of Akiva. After Simeon Bar Kokhbas revolt (132 5), he was ordained by Judah ben Bava. Several of his teachings were incorporated into the Mishnah by his pupil Judah ha Nasi. He is … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Judah haNasi — [ Roman province of Judea.] Rabbi Judah haNasi, ( he. יהודה הנשיא, pronounced Yehuda haNasi, Judah the Prince ), also known as Rabbi and Rabeinu HaKadosh (Hebrew: רבינו הקדוש, our holy rabbi ), was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea… … Wikipedia
Jose ben Halafta — Rabbi Jose ben Halafta or Yose ben Halafta (Hebrew: רבי יוסי בן חלפתא) was a Tanna of the fourth generation (2nd century CE). Jose was a student of Rabbi Akiba and was regarded as one of the foremost scholars of halakha and aggadah of his day. He … Wikipedia
