Abba Chalafta
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|title = Abba Halafta | |title = Abba Halafta | ||
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|data4 = אבא חלפתא | |data4 = אבא חלפתא | ||
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|data14 = A 3rd generation Tana, father of Rebbe Yossi.}} | |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 | + | '''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 descendent of Yonadav 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. |
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==Kever Abba Chalafta== | ==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]] | + | 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]]. |
===Hillulah of Aba Chalafata=== | ===Hillulah of Aba Chalafata=== | ||
A Hillulah was created for Abba Chalafta and his son Rabbi Yossi on the 15th of Tammuz. | A Hillulah was created for Abba Chalafta and his son Rabbi Yossi on the 15th of Tammuz. | ||
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==More Photos== | ==More Photos== | ||
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File:00000967 tombs abba chalafta and rabbi yossi.jpg | File:00000967 tombs abba chalafta and rabbi yossi.jpg | ||
File:00000970 rabbi chalafta kfar chananya.jpg | File:00000970 rabbi chalafta kfar chananya.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||