Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
SIMEON BEN LAKISH — (third century C.E.), Palestinian amora. Simeon b. Lakish or Resh Lakish, as he is more concisely and commonly referred to in the Babylonian Talmud, was active in the communal and religious spheres mainly in Tiberias, where he may have been born… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Simeon ben-Lakish — (Resh Lakish) (3rd century) Palestinian amora. Simeon may have been born in Tiberias. He was a well built, strong young man who earned his living sometimes as a gladiator and sometimes as a watchman for fruit trees. One day he met Rabbi… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
SIMEON BEN PAZZI — (second half of the third century C.E.), Palestinian amora. According to the tosafot (BB 149a) Pazzi was his mother s name, but according to Frankel (Mevo 121a) it was that of his father (Dik. Sof., Meg. 13a). Although Simeon was considered a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Shimon ben Lakish — Simeon ben Lakish (in Hebrew, Shimon ben Lakish ; in Aramaic, Shimon bar Lakish or bar Lakisha ), better known by his nickname Resh Lakish, was an amora who lived in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina in the third century CE. He was reputedly … Wikipedia
JOHANAN BEN NAPPAḤA — (c. 180–c. 279), one of the most prominent Palestinian amoraim of the second generation whose teachings comprise a major portion of the Jerusalem Talmud (TJ), and a significant portion of the Babylonian Talmud as well. The fact that R. Johanan s… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mishpatim — (מִּשְׁפָּטִים Hebrew for “laws,” the second word of the parshah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18. Jews in the… … Wikipedia
Yochanan bar Nafcha — See Rabbi Yochanan (disambiguation) for more rabbis by this name .Rabbi Yochanan (also known as Rabbi Yochanan bar Nafcha Rabbi Yochanan son [of the] blacksmith, Hebrew: יוחנן בר נפחא)(died c. 279) was a rabbi in the early era of the Talmud. He… … Wikipedia
Ulla (Talmud) — Ulla or Ulla was a Jewish Talmudist and one of the leading Halakhic amoraim in the Land of Israel during the latter part of the third and in the beginning of the fourth centuries CE.In his youth he studied under R. Eleazar II. (Tos. to Ḥul. 34a,… … Wikipedia
Noach (parsha) — This article is about the Torah portion Noach. For the Biblical figure, see Noah. Noach or Noah (נֹחַ Hebrew for the name Noah, the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parshah) is the second weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual … Wikipedia
Devarim (parsha) — Devarim, D’varim, or Debarim (דְּבָרִים Hebrew for “words,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 44th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of… … Wikipedia
