Jose ben Judah (or R. Jose son of R. Judah; he, רבי יוסי ברבי יהודה, lit. ''Rabbi Yossi beRabbi
on of RabbiYehuda'') was a rabbi who lived at the end of the 2nd century CE (fifth generation of
tannaim
''Tannaim'' ( Amoraic Hebrew: תנאים , singular , ''Tanna'' "repeaters", "teachers") were the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10–220 CE. The period of the ''Tannaim'', also referred to as the Mis ...
).
Biography
His father was Rabbi
Judah ben Ilai
Judah bar Ilai (), also known as Yehuda bar Ma'arava (, lit. "Judah of the West") and Rabbi Judah, was a rabbi of the 2nd century (fourth generation of tannaim). Of the many Judahs in the Talmud, he is the one referred to simply as "Rabbi Judah" a ...
. He is often mentioned as disagreeing on halachic matters with his father or with rabbis of his father's generation, such as Rabbis
Eleazar ben Shammua
''For other people named Eleazer. see: Eleazar (name)''
Eleazar ben Shammua or Eleazar I (Hebrew: אלעזר בן שמוע) was a rabbi of the 2nd century (4th generation of tannaim), frequently cited in rabbinic writings as simply Rabbi Eleaza ...
and
Shimon bar Yochai
Shimon bar Yochai ( Zoharic Aramaic: שמעון בר יוחאי, ''Shim'on bar Yoḥai'') or Shimon ben Yochai (Mishnaic Hebrew: שמעון בן יוחאי, ''Shim'on ben Yoḥai''), also known by the acronym Rashbi, was a 2nd-century ''tannaiti ...
. He was a contemporary of Rabbi
Yehudah haNasi
Judah ha-Nasi ( he, יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא, ''Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ''; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the Prince) or Judah I, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the ''Mis ...
, with whom he had many halachic debates.
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Teachings
Halacha
Like his father, and through the teachings of his father, he was the depositary of many old traditions, which appear in his name.
Many of his halachic rulings are practically relevant, and extensively discussed by later rabbis. For example, he permits a
kohen
Kohen ( he, , ''kōhēn'', , "priest", pl. , ''kōhănīm'', , "priests") is the Hebrew word for " priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. Levitical priests or ''kohanim'' are traditionally ...
to pass over an impure place inside a "thrown tent", since it is considered a separate domain (relevant to modern discussions of an airplane flying over a graveyard), and he addresses the question of whether the
chadash
In Judaism, ''Chadash'' (or ''Chodosh'') () is a concept within Kashrut (the Jewish dietary regulations), based on the Biblical requirement not to eat any grain of the new year (or products made from it) prior to the annual '' Omer'' offering ...
prohibition applies outside the
Land of Israel.
He issued three commands to R' Yehudah HaNasi: not to go out alone at night, not to stand naked before a candle, and not to enter a newly built bathhouse (lest it collapse).
He insists that a convert must show his readiness to accept even the precepts of the sages in their capacity as interpreters of the Law.
Aggadah
On the expression ''hin tzedek'' he comments, "Let your yes (Hebrew: ''hen'') be yes, and your no no". Deuteronomy 8:5 he explains thus: "Dear to God are the afflictions destined for man, for the glory of God rests on whoever they come, as it is said, 'It is the Lord your God who chastises you'".
He described the peacefulness of
Sabbath as follows: "Two angels, a good and a bad one, accompany man on the Sabbath eve from the synagogue into his house. When the man finds the lamp lit, the table laid, and the bed made, the good angel prays, 'May it be Thy will, O Lord, that it be the same next Sabbath!' to which the evil angel, against his will, responds 'Amen!' If, however, the man finds his house in disorder, the wicked angel says, 'May it be the same next Sabbath!' to which the good angel is forced to respond 'Amen!'".
[Shabbat 119b]
References
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