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  Judah, I Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Judah was known for his great learning and was commonly called Rabbi, or master par excellence.
Judah was concerned with retaining Palestine as the spiritual center of Diaspora Jewry.
Judah associated freely with colleagues and pupils and extolled the dignity of labor.
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  Judah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judah, Son of Simeon Tharsi, possibly the great-nephew of Judas Maccabeus.
Judah haNasi (135-220), aka Judah I, Judah the Prince, redactor of the Mishnah, the core work of Judaism's oral law.
Judah II, son of Gamaliel III, and grandson of Judah I. He lived at Tiberias in the middle of the third century.
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 Judah haNasi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rabbi Judah haNasi, or more accurately in Hebrew, Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi, was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea under the Roman empire, toward the end of the 2nd century CE.
He is best known in Judaism as the chief "editor" or "redactor" of the Mishnah, the first part of the written compendium of Jewish religious law known as the Oral Law or Torah SheBe'al Peh upon which the Talmud is based and from which classical Jewish law Halakha is derived.
In Judah's house pure Hebrew seems to have been spoken; and the choice speech of the "maids of the house of Rabbi" became famous (Meg.
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 Bet Shearim
Judah HaNasi himself spent the last seventeen years of his life not in Bet Shearim but in nearby Zippori, for health reasons, but he was brought back for burial in Bet Shearim: "Miracles were wrought on that day.
The graves were hewn out in the rock, and so the city attracted workmen for quarrying, and for stonecutting and sculpting of the entrance doors to the caves, and the sarcophagi or coffins in which the bones of the dead were laid.
Rabbi Judah HaNasi's resting place could be the double grave in the third and last chamber, hewn from the bedrock and surrounded by a low wall of dressed stones.
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 sociology - Judah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Judah, Son of Simeon Tharsi, possibly the great-nephew of Judas Maccabeus.
Judah haNasi (135-220), aka Judah I, Judah the Prince, redactor of the Mishnah, the core work of Judaism's oral law.
Judah II, son of Gamaliel III, and grandson of Judah I. He lived at Tiberias in the middle of the third century.
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 Mishnah
It is a recording of the oral tradition of the Jews, as championed by the Pharisees, and was redacted by Rabbi Judah haNasi around the year A.D. As such, it is the first work of Rabbinic Judaism.
Over the next four centuries this law underwent discussion and debate in both of the world's major Jewish communities (in Israel and Babylon), and the commentaries on the Mishnah from both of these communities eventually came to be edited together into compilations known as the Talmud.
Sometimes, however, it is the opinion of a single sage whom Rabbi Judah haNasi favoured and sought to establish the ruling accordingly.
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 Encyclopedia: Judah
The Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה;, Standard Hebrew Malḫut Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Malḵûṯ Yəhûḏāh) in the times of the Hebrew Bible, was the nation formed from the territories of the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin after the Kingdom of Israel was divided, and was named after Judah son...
Judah II was a famous Jewish sage who lived in Tiberias in the middle of the third century CE.
Judah III is a famous Jewish sage mentioned in the classical works of Judaisms oral law, who lived during the third and beginning of the fourth century.
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 Jewish History 200-300   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Studied under Judah HaNasi and was known for his mental and physical prowess.
Judah HaNasi moved the seat of learning from Beth Shearim to Seppohris, mainly for health reasons.
Was marked by the death of Judah HaNasi.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Judah haNasi
Rabbi Judah haNasi, (Hebrew, יהודה הנשיא, "Judah the Prince" also referred to as Rabbeinu HaKadosh (Our holy rabbi), and Rebbi ([My] rabbi or teacher)) was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during its occupation by the Roman Empire.
Rabbi Judah, the leading Jewish authority at the time, decided to write the Oral tradition in a desperate attempt to preserve the chain of tradition, one of the most important pillars of Judaism.
In the Talmud, one of the most prominent rabbis is Judah haNasi, often called simply "Rabbi." The title "Nasi" is often translated as "Prince," but a more correct translation by modern hebrew grammarians is "President." As great a rabbi as he was, even he could make mistakes.
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 Encyclopedia: Jubilee (Biblical)
The jubilee was proclaimed "throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof"; only when all the tribes were in possession of Israel was the jubilee observed, but not after the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh had been exiled (ib.
After the conquest of Samaria by Shalmaneser the jubilee was observed nominally in the expectation of the return of the tribes, and till the final exile by Nebuchadnezzar.
Judah haNasi, however, contends that the jubilee year was identical with the seventh Sabbatical year (Talmud tractate Rosh Hashanah 9a).
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 Mishnah - Wikipedia
It is a recording of the oral tradition of the Pharisee sect, as set forth by Rabbi Judah haNasi around the year A.D. As such, it is the first work of Rabbinic Judaism.
The Mishnah is noteworthy in Rabbinic literature for its depiction of a religious universe in which the Temple in Jerusalem, destroyed a century earlier, still retains a central place.
Over the next four centuries this law underwent discussion and debate in both of the world's major Jewish communities (in Israel and Babylon), and the commentaries on the Mishnah from both of these communities eventually came to be edited together into compilations known as the Talmud.
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 Judah III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Judah III is a famous Jewish sage mentioned in the classical works of Judaism's oral law, who lived during the third and beginning of the fourth century CE.
Since the title "Nesi'ah" was borne by both, which of the two in any citation is meant by "Judah Nesi'ah" can be gathered only from internal evidence, especially from the names of the scholars mentioned in the context.
Judah III held the office of patriarch probably during the close of the third and the beginning of the fourth century.
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 Rabbi's Corner: Gifts and Guidance
Rabbi Judah HaNasi, unlike many other Rabbis of his time, was forced to deal with realities of governance.
The editor of the Mishnah, Judah HaNasi also served as leader of the Jewish community in Palestine and as its emissary to the Roman authorities.
Judah HaNasi is not the only Rabbi to approve of Jacob’s actions.
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Judah (or Yehudah) haNasi was Rabbi and Patriarch, that is, political leader of the Jewish community of Judea under the Roman empire
Judah haNasi, or more accurately in Hebrew, Yehudah HaNasi, was a key leader of theJewish community of Judea under the Roman empire, toward the end...
Judah haNasi Judah (or Yehudah) haNasi was Rabbi and Patriarch, that is, political leader of the Jewish community of Judea under the Roman...
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 Mishnah article - Mishnah Hebrew Judaism oral Pharisees Judah haNasi 200 Rabbinic Judaism - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
By the time of Judah Ha-Nasi (200 CE) much of the Oral Law was edited together into the Mishnah; see below.
Over the next four centuries this material underwent analysis and debate, known as Gemara (completion), in both of the world's major Jewish communities (in the land of Israel and Babylon).
Sometimes, however, it is the opinion of a single sage whom Rabbi Judah haNasi favored and sought to establish the ruling accordingly.
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 Glossary J
The political and religious capital of Israel when it was united, then of the southern kingdom of Judah; David captured Jebus and made it his capital city, the City of David; Mt Zion is the ridge in Jerusalem on which the royal palace and temple were built; Jerusalem is where Jesus/Joshua was crucified and resurrected.
B.C.E. initiated by Josiah, king of Judah, after the book of the covenant was found in the Jerusalem temple; it is sometimes called the Deuteronomic reform, because the book appears to have been an early form of Deuteronomy.
Jacob's fourth son, he was the ancestor of the tribe of Judah; Judah became the name of the southern kingdom after the northern ten tribes separated from Judah and Benjamin.
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 Encyclopedia: Mishnah
The menstrual cycle is the periodic change in a womans body that occurs every month between puberty and menopause and that relates to reproduction.
Judah (יְהוּדָה Praise, Standard Hebrew Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh) may refer to: One of the sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob, see Judah (biblical figure) The tribe formed by Judahs offspring, see Tribe of Judah The kingdom ruled by the house of David after the Kingdom of Israel broke...
Judah Low ben Bezalel (1525 — 1609) was a Jewish scholar and rabbi, most of his life in Prague.
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 Judah article - Judah Standard Hebrew Tiberian Hebrew Jacob Judah (biblical figure) - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Judah article - Judah Standard Hebrew Tiberian Hebrew Jacob Judah (biblical figure) - What-Means.com
Judah haNasi, aka Judah I, Judah the Prince, redactor of the Mishnah, the core work of Judaism's oral law.
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 Articles - Exilarch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
But Judah I had to listen at his own table to the statement of the youthful sons of the above-mentioned Hiyya, in reference to the same tannaitic exposition, that "the Messiah can not appear until the exilarchate at Babylon and the patriarchate at Jerusalem shall have ceased" [Sanhedrin 38a].
Judah Zakkai, who is called "Zakkai ben Ahunai" by Sherira, had as rival candidate Natronai ben Habibai, who, however, was defeated and sent West in banishment; this Natronai was a great scholar, and, according to tradition, while in Spain wrote the Talmud from memory.
Judah left a son (whose name is not mentioned) twelve years of age, whom Saadia took into his house and educated.
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 Judah -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Judah (יְהוּדָה "Praise", (Click link for more info and facts about Standard Hebrew) Standard Hebrew Yəhuda, (Click link for more info and facts about Tiberian Hebrew) Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh) may refer to:
The southern part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Land of Israel) Land of Israel, in the period from the end of the kingdom of Judah (c.
(Click link for more info and facts about Judah II) Judah II, son of Gamaliel III, and grandson of Judah I. He lived at Tiberias in the middle of the third century.
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 Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority - Site page
The settlement of Beit She'arim was known as an important center of Torah study, thanks to Rabbi Judah Hanasi (also known simply as Rabbi), the leading figure in the Jewish world in the third century C.E. Rabbi Judah Hanasi was considered the spiritual authority of the Jewish people during his time.
Rabbi Judah Hanasi took up residence in Beit She'arim, making it the seat of the Sanhedrin (assembly of 71 ordained scholars, which served as both as legislature and as supreme court) and moving his own study hall there.
On the hilltop are the remains of the basilica (apparently built at the time of Rabbi Judah Hanasi) and a bronze statue of Alexander Zeid on horseback.
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 Judah haNasi at AllExperts
Rabbi Judah haNasi, or more accurately in Hebrew, Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi, was a key leader of theJewish community of Judea under the Roman empire, toward the end of the 2nd century CE.
He is best known in Judaism as the chief "editor" or "redactor" of the Mishnah, the first part of the written compendium of Jewish religious law known as the Oral Law or Torah SheBe'al Peh upon which the Talmud is based and from which classical Jewish law Halakha is derived.
The place of his birth is not known; nor is it recorded where his father, Shimon ben Gamliel II, sought refuge with his family during the persecutions under Hadrian.
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 Jewish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
For the most part, Patriarchs like Judah the Prince were chosen from descendents of Hillel.
Judah HaNasi's greatest contribution was collecting and codifying the Mishna.
Gamaliel, Rabbi Judah HaNasi and Rabbi Judah b.
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Yehudah HaNasi (Judah the Prince) (135— 219) Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi was the editor of the Mishnah in its...
Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law.
JUDAH ha NASI 35, 36, 38, 40 Beth Shearim/ Sepphoris 160-200 CE son of 33 ; called andquot;Rabbiandquot; completed Mishna 264 t 4 42 Simeon ben Eleazar 34 Beth Shearim 160...
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 What is the difference between Judah and Israel? | Answerbag.com
It lasted from the division of Palestine in 931 B.C. until the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Judah, in the Bible, the southern of the two kingdoms remaining after the division of the kingdom of the Jews that occurred under Rehoboam.
Judah's capital was Jerusalem, and its dynasty was the house of David.
Judah (Hebrew: ×?Ö°×?× ?Ö¼×?Ö¸ ×;?, YÉ?huda, Tiberian Hebrew YÉ?hÃ»á ¸?Ä?h, meaning "praise") is the name of several Biblical and historical figures.
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