Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava

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'''Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava''' was a third generation Tana and a friend of Rabbi Akiva. He sacrificed his life to ordain five of his students and continue the Smicha tradition.  Rabbi Yehuda ben Baba is considered one of the Asara Hargay Malchus.
 
'''Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava''' was a third generation Tana and a friend of Rabbi Akiva. He sacrificed his life to ordain five of his students and continue the Smicha tradition.  Rabbi Yehuda ben Baba is considered one of the Asara Hargay Malchus.
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==Smicha==
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Following the Bar Kochva revold the Hedrianic Roman government issued many cruel ruthless decrees against the Jews. Realizing the continuity of the Jewish Nation was depended on the chain of Smicha they decreed that any individual that ordains or is ordained will be executed and the entire city that housed the ritual will be demolished. Despite the grave danger, Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava went ahead and ordained the leading elders of the forthcoming generation; [[Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai]], [[Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai|Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai]], [[Rebbe Meir Baal Haness|Rabbi Meir]], [[Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta]], Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua and possibly Rabbi Nichemya.
  
 
==Chasid==
 
==Chasid==

Revision as of 00:05, 25 April 2014

Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava was a third generation Tana and a friend of Rabbi Akiva. He sacrificed his life to ordain five of his students and continue the Smicha tradition. Rabbi Yehuda ben Baba is considered one of the Asara Hargay Malchus.

Smicha

Following the Bar Kochva revold the Hedrianic Roman government issued many cruel ruthless decrees against the Jews. Realizing the continuity of the Jewish Nation was depended on the chain of Smicha they decreed that any individual that ordains or is ordained will be executed and the entire city that housed the ritual will be demolished. Despite the grave danger, Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava went ahead and ordained the leading elders of the forthcoming generation; Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Meir, Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta, Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua and possibly Rabbi Nichemya.

Chasid

Whenever the Talmud relates a story about an anonymous 'Chasid' it is either referring to Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava or Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai.

Kever Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava

Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava is buried in the arab occupied city of Shfar'am.

 
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