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Who was Rav Nechunya ben HaKanah?
The Mishna Avos (3:5) writes
רַבִּי נְחוּנְיָא בֶּן הַקָּנָה אוֹמֵר, כָּל הַמְקַבֵּל עָלָיו עֹל
תּוֹרָה, מַעֲבִירִין מִמֶּנּוּ עֹל מַלְכוּת וְעֹל דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ. וְכָל
הַפּוֹרֵק מִמֶּנּוּ עֹל תּוֹרָה, ...
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Are the names of the zugot disclosed to us in other masechtot?
Am I correct in saying that the identities of the zugot are only revealed to us within masechet Pirkei Avot?
Or are the names of the zugot also disclosed to us in other masechtot of the Mishnah? If so,...
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Linking two sources on Ben Zoma and richness
I recently came across a report of Ben Zoma being rich, and it made me wonder whether there's any relationship between that and his famous definition of "richness" in Avot.
A baraita quoted ...
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Why the need to mention the place that certain rabbis came from in Pirkei Avot?
In Pirkei Avot, a few rabbis are mentioned along with their place of residence (or is it their birth place?) Specifically:
Antignos from Socho (ch 1 mishna 3)
Yose ben Yo'ezer from Tzreida & Yose ...
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Was Shimon HaTzaddik the First Tanna?
The Mishna in Avot (1:2) says:
שִׁמְעוֹן הַצַּדִּיק הָיָה מִשְּׁיָרֵי כְנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה. הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד, עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְּמִילוּת ...
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