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R. Hanina (or Hananiah) of Sepphoris ( Hebrew: רבי חנניה דציפורין), read as Rabbi Hananiah DeTziporin; alternative Hebrew spelling: רבי חנינא דציפורי [1]) sometimes cited merely as R. Hanina [Hananiah] or Hanina (Hananiah) II, was an Amora of the Land of Israel (in Byzantine Galilee at the time), of the fifth generation of the Amora era.
He was a disciple of Rabbi Mani II. [2] He gradually rose to his master's level and discussed with him as a "fellow student" many halakhic questions. [3] Eventually he moved to Sepphoris, where he became the religious head of the community; hence he is sometimes cited as Hanina of Sepphoris. [4] When Mani also moved to Sepphoris (due to Roman persecutions in Tiberias), Hanina resigned the leadership in his favor—an act of self-abnegation extolled by the Rabbis as having few parallels. [5] [6] Hanina, however, did not long remain in Palestine. As the persecutions became general and intolerable, he emigrated to Babylonia, where Ashi frequently sought information from him. [7] Hanina's family accompanied him, and were highly respected in their adopted country. There Hanina's daughter married the son of Ravina. [8]
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public domain:
Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
"ḤANINA (HANANIAH) II".
The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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R. Hanina (or Hananiah) of Sepphoris ( Hebrew: רבי חנניה דציפורין), read as Rabbi Hananiah DeTziporin; alternative Hebrew spelling: רבי חנינא דציפורי [1]) sometimes cited merely as R. Hanina [Hananiah] or Hanina (Hananiah) II, was an Amora of the Land of Israel (in Byzantine Galilee at the time), of the fifth generation of the Amora era.
He was a disciple of Rabbi Mani II. [2] He gradually rose to his master's level and discussed with him as a "fellow student" many halakhic questions. [3] Eventually he moved to Sepphoris, where he became the religious head of the community; hence he is sometimes cited as Hanina of Sepphoris. [4] When Mani also moved to Sepphoris (due to Roman persecutions in Tiberias), Hanina resigned the leadership in his favor—an act of self-abnegation extolled by the Rabbis as having few parallels. [5] [6] Hanina, however, did not long remain in Palestine. As the persecutions became general and intolerable, he emigrated to Babylonia, where Ashi frequently sought information from him. [7] Hanina's family accompanied him, and were highly respected in their adopted country. There Hanina's daughter married the son of Ravina. [8]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
"ḤANINA (HANANIAH) II".
The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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