Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, Rabbi

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Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, Rabbi: (a) (Circa 45-117 BCE) Mishnaic sage, studied under Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai, who compared his memory to a “cemented pit, which loses not one drop of water.” Married the daughter of the Nassi, Rabbi Simeon ben Gamaliel I, established an academy in Lod, and authored the Midrashic work, Pirkei D'Rabbi Eliezer. Teacher of Rabbi Akiba. Was embroiled in a halachic dispute with the sages of his generation, and was excommunicated when he refused to accept the majority opinion. (b) A common Jewish first name.

Rabbi Eliezer Ben Hyrkanos Book

By Nissan Mindel

Eliezer Simeon 1. Not far from Jerusalem there lived a rich man, one of the richest Jews of his time, by the name of Hyrkanos. He had a number of sons, one of whom was called Eliezer. Eliezer was not thought to be a scholar, able to understand the ...

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Said Rabbi Eliezer: "If the law is as I say, then may the walls of the house of study prove it!" The walls began to fall in. Rabbi Joshua rebuked them. "If Torah scholars are debating a point of Jewish law, what are your qualifications to intervene...?"

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Rabbi Eliezer Ben Hurkenus Part 5 Audio

By Lazer Gurkow

Click here for follow-along source sheet.

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Rabbi Eliezer says that each Plague actually consisted of four Plagues. Rabbi Akiva says not four, but five. Sitting at the Seder table, reciting from the wine-stained Haggadah, we hurry on towards the Matza, the bitter herbs and the meal. But what are ...

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How to fly high above any challenge, smash through the most impervious obstacle, take on the entire world without flinching--and be humble about it, too!

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