Sons of Rav Papa
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| עשרת בני רב פפא | |
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| Ten sons of the Amora Rav Papa. |
The ten sons of Rav Papa are Chanina, Rami, Nachman, Achai, Abba Mari, Rafram, Rachish, Surchav, Ada and Duro. Their names are mentioned as part of the Siyum ceremony upon the completion of a Massechta as a Segula to remember it. According to at least one tradition they died martyrs deaths 'Al Kidush Hashem' for religious persecutions.
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Birth
Rav Papa brought peace to 10 different controversies throughout the Talmud by combining all opinions. He therefore merited to have ten sons who were all Torah scholars. He chose names for his sons, each one symbolizing one of the '10 Commandments' and one of the '10 Utterances' with which the world was created.
Hadran
Rav Papa was very wealthy and each time he would finish a Mesechta he would make a large siyum, attended by his ten sons and many others. Since during his life he raised the glory of Torah his family is mentioned as part of the Hadran for the completion of each tract of Shas.
Additionally the name Papa is an illusion to Moshe who spoke to Hashem 'face to face' or 'Panim el Panim', for which PPA is an acronym and the name of his ten sons each symbolizes one of the ten commandments. This reflects the overall completion of the Torah and is therefore mentioned as part of a Siyum.
Kever Beni Rav Papa
Part of the sons of Rav Papa are buried in Ovnit and part are buried in Banias.
Ovnit
More Photos
- Kever Beni Rav Papa Photo Gallery
