Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa
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Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa lived in the town of Arev in the lower Gallil during the era of the Second Temple. He was a student/friend of [[Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai]] who also spent time in Arev. | Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa lived in the town of Arev in the lower Gallil during the era of the Second Temple. He was a student/friend of [[Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai]] who also spent time in Arev. | ||
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| + | Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa was a master of prayer and people would often request that he intercede on their behalf. He would often pray for the sick and then announce whether that individual would live or die. When asked how he knew this, Rabbi Chanina replied that when the prayers flowed in his mouth he know that they were accepted and the individual would live. However when they did not he knew the prayers were devoured and the individual would die. | ||
==Teachings== | ==Teachings== | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 7 April 2014
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa (רבי חנינא בן דוסא) was a first generation Tana and a renown miracle worker.
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Life
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa lived in the town of Arev in the lower Gallil during the era of the Second Temple. He was a student/friend of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai who also spent time in Arev.
Prayers
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa was a master of prayer and people would often request that he intercede on their behalf. He would often pray for the sick and then announce whether that individual would live or die. When asked how he knew this, Rabbi Chanina replied that when the prayers flowed in his mouth he know that they were accepted and the individual would live. However when they did not he knew the prayers were devoured and the individual would die.
Teachings
- A person whose fear of sin takes precedence to his wisdom, his wisdom will endure; but a person whose wisdom takes precedence to his fear of sin, his wisdom will not endure.
- A person whose deeds exceed his wisdom, his wisdom endures. But a person whose wisdom exceeds his deeds, his wisdom does not endure.
- A person who is pleasing to his fellow men, is pleasing to G-d. But A person who is not pleasing to his fellow men, is not pleasing to G-d.
Kever Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa
Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa is buried in the arab occupied village of Arraba.