Questions tagged [tannaim]
the Rabbinic sages (10-220 CE) whose views are recorded in the Mishnah
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Berachot 7a – Is there a connection between R. Meir and Acher?
In Berachot 7a we find the following passage:
וא"ר יוחנן משום ר' יוסי שלשה דברים בקש משה מלפני הקב"ה ונתן לו בקש שתשרה שכינה על ישראל ונתן לו שנאמר הלוא בלכתך עמנו בקש שלא תשרה שכינה על עובדי ...
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R' Chanina B"T's strange behavior at his execution (Kalah 5, 4)
We all know the heroic story of R' Chanina Ben Tardion in its version in Avodah Zarah 18b as he was wrapped in Sefer Torah and burned alive.
Interestingly, Masechet Kalah 5, 4 (sorry couldn't find a ...
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Is there internal evidence within the Mishnah that Rabbi Yehudah ha-Nasi redacted it?
Without drawing upon later sources like the Gemara, Rabbi Sherira Gaon, Rashi, Maimonedes and others, is there internal evidence (or explicit claims) in the Mishnah itself that Rabbi Yehudah ha-Nasi ...
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Did Rabban Shim'on ben Gamli'el accept the stipulation of the court?
The Mishna (Demay 7:3) gives the case of a worker who doesn't trust his employer to separate tithes. The worker has to separate tithes himself, i.e. 1% (1 fig out of 100) for terumat ma'aser, and ma'...
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Explanation for the name Rebbi Nechunya ben HaKaneh
Is there an explanation the Tanna Rebbi Nechunya's surname ben "HaKaneh" - son of the reed?
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What is the flammability of shatnez?
I recently learned that linen has a quality that enflames sparks - and is historically used as tinder. On the contrary, wool is an extinguisher of flames. I found that to be intriguing since Kohanim ...
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Yeshv'av-Chutzpit connection?
Any connection between the mishmar kehunah Yeshv'av, which was also nicknamed "Chutzpit-Shuchin" (also known as Shuchim or Shichin, the town where they settled in) (see here for example) and ...
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Who were some of the "sages" referred to in the Mishnah?
When the Mishnah uses the term חכמים אומרים, as in the first Mishnah in Tractate Brachot, approximately how many comprised this group? Who were in this group of people? (doesn't need to be a complete ...
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Why is R' Tzadok greater than Yosef?
This is part of a series of questions regarding the Braisa in Avos d'Rebbi Nassan 16:2 that lists how Yosef HaTzaddik, R' Tzadok, R' Akiva, and R' Eliezer HaGadol were able to overcome their ...
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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 Eleazar ben Dama related to Dama ben Netina?
Kiddushin 31a records the story of a non-Jew named Dama ben Netina. The story of Eleazar ben Dama is recorded in a few places (Tosefta Chullin 2:22,23; Avodah Zarah 27b; Yerushalmi Avoda Zarah 2, 40d)....
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What daf and exact quote is this talking about in the Rashash
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The Rashash on the Tosfot daf 7B dibur hamaskil VeIbait Eima brings support from a different Gemara somewhere in Brachot. What’s the exact source and lashon of this? Like where is it? In my Gemara ...
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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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How is it concluded from Yerushalmi Shevi'it 6:1 that Rabbi Yishmael b'Rabbi Yosei was a kohen?
I heard a number of months ago that it can be concluded from Yerushalmi Shevi'it 6:1 that Rabbi Yishmael b'Rabbi Yosei was a kohen (this topic in itself is debated, see a short summary in his Hebrew ...
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Rabbi Heiman on Rabbi Nechunyah Hagadol
Rabbi Heiman wrote on Rabbi Nechunyah Hagadol (my translation):
"In Megillah 28a it is told that Rabbi Akiva asked him [RN"H]: In the merit of which virtue were you blessed with longevity? ...
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Is Shmuel (Amora) considered a Tanna by the Jerusalem Talmud?
The Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot.9a (similarly Yevamot 9a or Sotah 16a) says it in the name of Tannayim:
"תני
יצאת בת קול ואמרה אלו ואלו דברי אלהים חיים
אבל הלכה כדברי בית הלל.
איכן יצאה בת קול רבי ...
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