Abba Chalafta

{{Infobox
|title = Abba Halafta
|image        = [[File:00000971 kever abba chalafta.jpg|215px|alt=Abba Halafta]]
|header3 = Hebrew:
|data4  = אבא חלפתא
|header5 = Other Names:
|data6  = Rebbe Chalafta
|header7 = Spelling:
|data8  = Aba, Abba, Chalafta, Halafta
|header9 = Kever:
|data10  = Kfar Chananya
|header11 = Hillula:
|data12  = 15th of Tammuz
|header13 = Description:
|data14  = A 3rd generation Tana, father of Rebbe Yossi.}}

'''Rabbi Chalafta''' was a third generation Tana, served as the spiritual leader of Tzipori and father of the well known Tana [[Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta|Rabbi Yossi]]. He was a descendant of Yehonadav ben Rechev and was born before the destruction of the 2nd Temple. Rabbi Chalafta's teachings are quoted a number of times by his son Rabbi Yossi who refers to him as 'Abba Chalafta'. His friends were Rabbi Akiva, [[Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah|Rabbi Elazar ben Azaria]], Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri and Rabbi Chanina ben Tardyon.

==Tana==
Abba Chalafta lived to see both Rabbi Gamliel the Elder as well as his grandson Rabbi Gmliel of Yavneh.

Rebbe Chalafta was one of the Sages who had to deal with the situation created by the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and confirm Jewish Halacha and customs to the current circumstances. Once during a fast day

==Family==
===Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta===
===Rabbi Shimon ben Chalafta===
Some say that [[Rabbi Shimon ben Chalafta]] was a son of Rabbi Chalafta, born to him in his very old age. Others say he was a great grandson and was the son of Rabbi Chalafta the second son of Rabbi Yossi.

==Kever Abba Chalafta==
Rabbi Halafta is buried in the Kfar Chananya area, right after the Chalafta traffic junction that was named in his memory. A few feet away is the Kever of his son [[Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta|Rabbi Yosi]]. A mistaken tradition also places the tomb of [[Rabbi Shimon ben Chalafta|Rabbi Shimon ben Chalafta]] in this courtyard but was rebuffed by the [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria|Arizal]] who placed it in [[Safed|Tzefat]] in the vicinity of the [[Ancient Tzfat Cemetery|ancient cemetery]]. Near these kivarim still stands an ancient large tree that was inscribed in diaries of visitors hundreds of years back.

===Hillulah of Aba Chalafata===
A Hillulah was created for Abba Chalafta and his son Rabbi Yossi on the 15th of Tammuz.

=== Directions ===
'''Geographic Coordinates'''
*Latitude:  32.920804
*Longitude: 35.417194

==More Photos==
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