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What happened to Sefer Yechezkel before Chananyah ben Chizkiyah ben Guriyon?
There's a famous Gemara in Shabbos 13b:
אמר רב יהודה אמר רב: ברם זכור אותו האיש לטוב וחנניה בן חזקיה שמו, שאלמלא הוא נגנז ספר יחזקאל, שהיו דבריו סותרין דברי תורה. מה עשה? — העלו לו שלש מאות גרבי שמן, ...
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Who was/were the leaders during the Asarah Harugei Malchus?
I know that the Asarah Harugei Malchus took place over generations. Nonetheless, who is recognized as being the original antagonist? Who is the one who went to Chazal about the claim about Yosef's ...
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What are the specifics of the fake Yerushalmi story?
I heard, long ago, about a mesechta (or entire seder, I can't recall which) of Yerushalmi that was fabricated. It was finally proven to be a fake when a rabbi realized that every mesechta (or seder) ...
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Are Rabbi Akiva's opinions disproportionately followed? [closed]
I understand that Rabbi Akiva was the foremost rabbinic leader of his time, and after the Bar Kochba revolt his students were the primary Tanaaim, and they also were responsible for organizing the ...
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Was Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai a priest? And was he Nasi of a sanhedrin?
Was Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai a priest? And was he Nasi of a sanhedrin?
I ask, because I read here that he was nasi of the sanhedrin from the years 70-80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin ...
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What is the issue with Rabbi Tarfon's redeeming of first-borns in Bechoros 51?
Bechoros 51b:
וכך היה מנהגו של רבי טרפון שהיה נוטל ומחזיר וכששמעו חכמים בדבר אמרו קיים זה הלכה זו הלכה זו ותו לא אלא קיים זה אף הלכה זו
This was how Rabbi Tarfon [the Kohen] used to deal with his ...
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Is Pirkei DeRebbe Eliezer the earliest Torah she'be'al'peh to be written down?
The Radal mentions that Rebbe Eliezer ben Herkinus's talmidim wrote down the Pirkei DeRebbe Eliezer. Would that make it the earliest book of Torah she'be'al'peh to be written?
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Who is Queen Cleopatra in Sanhedrin 90b?
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 90b relates:
(Source from Sefaria.org)
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.....שאלה קליאופטרא מלכתא את ר"מ
Queen Cleopatra asked Rabbi Meir.....
My Question:
What Queen Cleopatra was this?
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Hiding in an attic
There's a few instances I've seen in the gemarra where there were meetings in an attic. Both that come to mind are with Rabbanan Gamliel, although I'm not sure if it occurs with others. One is the ...
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Were there any Tanaim in Bavel?
In the time of the Gemara (since at least the time of Rav), there were famous Rabbis in Bavel (and, at least in the early years, there were also famous Rabbis in Israel).
But before that time, you ...
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When exactly did Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus die?
In Moed Qatan 27a, a difference of opinion is brought between Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua as regards the point at which mourners need to overturn their beds. The case is brought of Rabban Gamliel ...
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What Brachah did the Tannaim Make on Pretzels?
The Mishnah (Brachos 6:1) says that anything that comes from the ground gets a Ha'adamah, except for bread, which gets a Hamotzi. Well, what about non-bread foods from the Five Grains? The Gemara (36b)...
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Which Raban Gamliel was in the first mishnah of masechet berakhot?
Who was this Raban Gamliel in the first mishnah of masechet berakhot?
Raban Gamliel I?
Raban Gamliel II?
Raban Gamliel III?
Are there some books who could help me to find the historic part of the ...
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Numbers of Tannaim and Amoraim
How many names of Tannaim do we know?
How many names of Ammoraim do we know?
(I am asking about the names and not simply asking "how many were there" because I don't know if there were people that ...
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How did they ask both Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yehuda Ben Beseira?
The Gemara (Yevamos 108b) says:
אמר רב יהודה אמר רב מאי דכתיב מימינו בכסף שתינו עצינו במחיר יבאו בשעת הסכנה נתבקשה הלכה זו הרי שיצאה מראשון בגט ומשני במיאון מהו שתחזור לראשון שכרו אדם אחד בארבע מאות ...
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Q on Men of the Great Assembly [duplicate]
When did the Men of the Great Assembly start and cease to function and why?
What was their relationship to the Sanhedrin and to beit Hillel and Shammai?
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Did Rebbi arrange the Mishna at the end of his life?
There's a famous line in the Gemara "וכי רבי לא שנאה ר' חייא מנין לו".
It means that if Rebbi didn't teach a concept in a Mishna, Rabbi Chiya can't know it. Let's assume here it means that if it's ...
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Rabi Yochanan Ben Zakai, or Josephus?
Josephus in The War of the Jews (Book 3 - 8:9) records a story of how he meets Vespasian, tells him that he will become ruler, and Titus will take over his position. Vespasian, although sceptical at ...
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What is known about the Sage מונבז?
מונבז is mentioned in Shabbos 68b. I know there were two Kings of this name.
What is known about the Sage of this name?
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Who was the "Tana Dvei Rabbi Yishmael"?
What are the teachings labeled "Tana Dvei Rabbi Ishmael"?
Are they Braisos or Amoraic teachings?
On one hand, on Shabbos 26b we find it arguing on Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar (a Tana).
On the other ...
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