Legendary Amora of the 4th century, renowned for his charity and good judgement. A contemporary of Naḥmani and Abbahu, Ḥanina was an often-cited talmudist and beloved student.
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Legendary Amora of the 4th century, renowned for his charity and good judgement. A contemporary of Naḥmani and Abbahu, Ḥanina was an often-cited talmudist and beloved student.
Read more in the Jewish Encyclopedia.
« Back to Glossary IndexIn Bamidbar 6:22-27 Aaron, the first kohen gadol, and his sons, the first of the kohanim, are commanded to bless the Children of Israel. Vayikra 9:22 tells…
1st century tanna who studied at Yavneh and was a contemporary of Rabbi Akiva. He was famed for his piousness, and for…