Rabbi Yitzchak was a rabbi who lived in the 3rd century (third generation of

amoraim ''Amoraim'' ( , singular ''Amora'' ; "those who say" or "those who speak over the people", or "spokesmen") refers to Jewish scholars of the period from about 200 to 500 CE, who "said" or "told over" the teachings of the Oral Torah. They were p ...

) in the Land of Israel. He was likely a student of

Rabbi Yochanan :''See Johanan (name) for more rabbis by this name''. Johanan bar Nappaha ( Yoḥanan bar Nafḥa or Napaḥa), also known simply as Rabbi Yochanan or Johanan bar Nafcha (180–279 CE), was a leading rabbi and second-generation '' Amora'' duri ...

. There existed several rabbis of this name. According to

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi (). Born in Troyes, Rashi stud ...

and

Rashbam Samuel ben Meir (Troyes, c. 1085 – c. 1158), after his death known as the "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi". Biography He was born in the vicinity of ...

, the Rabbi Yitzchak who taught

aggadah Aggadah (, or ; ; 'tales', 'legend', 'lore') is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly the Talmud and Midrash. In general, Aggadah is a compendium of rabbinic texts that incorporat ...

was named Yitzchak ben Pinchas, while the Rabbi Yitzchak who taught

halacha ''Halakha'' ( ; , ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah. ''Halakha'' is based on biblical commandments ('' mi ...

was named Yitzchak ben Acha. Another Rabbi Yitzchak was the student of Rabbi Hiyya.

Teachings

Rabbi Yitzchak transmitted laws in the names of Rabbi Yochanan,

Reish Lakish Shimon ben Lakish (; ''Shim‘on bar Lakish'' or ''bar Lakisha''), better known by his nickname Reish Lakish (c. 200 — c. 275), was an amora who lived in the Roman province of Judaea in the third century. He was said to be born in Bosra, east ...

, and others. Laws in his name were transmitted by Rav Nachman, Rav Chisda,

Rav Yosef Rav Yosef bar Hiyya (), or simply Rav Yosef, was a Babylonian rabbi of the third generation of amoraim. Biography Yosef was a student of Judah bar Ezekiel and was Abaye's teacher, and a scholarly disputant (''bar plugata'') of Rabbah bar Nahm ...

, Rava, and others. He is known for the principle "A person handles his wallet at all times", according to which if one finds money in a public area, one may presume the owner had already noticed the absence and given up the money's ownership out of despair. He was a colleague of

Rav Nachman Rav Nachman bar Yaakov (; died 320) was a prominent Jewish Talmudic sage ( Amora) of the third generation, who lived in Babylonia. He is generally identified with the figure referred to simply as ''Rav Nachman'' in the Babylonian Talmud. He was ...

, and his blessing to Rav Nachman is well known: :Let me give you a parable: A man was walking in the desert and was hungry and tired and thirsty, and found a tree with sweet fruit and pleasant shade and the aqueduct going beneath it. He ate its fruit and drank its water and sat in its shade, and when he desired to leave, he said: "Tree, tree, how can I bless you? If I say that your fruit should be sweet - they are already sweet. That your shadow should be pleasant - it is already pleasant. That the aqueduct should go beneath you - the aqueduct already goes beneath you. Rather, may all the plantings that are planted from you be like you!" So with you, how can I bless you? With Torah - you have Torah; with wealth - you have wealth, with children - you have children. Rather, may all your offspring be like you!Taanit 5b

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