Hanina of Sepphoris
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R.Hanina (orHananiah) ofSepphoris(Hebrew:רבי חנניה דציפורין), read asRabbi Hananiah DeTziporin;alternativeHebrewspelling: רבי חנינא דציפורי[1]) sometimes cited merely asR. Hanina [Hananiah]orHanina (Hananiah) II,was anAmoraof theLand of Israel(inByzantine Galileeat the time), of the fifth generation of the Amora era.
Biography[edit]
He was a disciple ofRabbi Mani II.[2]He gradually rose to his master's level and discussed with him as a "fellow student" many halakhic questions.[3]Eventually he moved to Sepphoris, where he became the religious head of the community; hence he is sometimes cited as Hanina of Sepphoris.[4]When Mani also moved to Sepphoris (due to Roman persecutions inTiberias), Hanina resigned the leadership in his favor—an act of self-abnegation extolled by the Rabbis as having few parallels.[5][6]Hanina, however, did not long remain in Palestine. As the persecutions became general and intolerable, he emigrated to Babylonia, where Ashi frequently sought information from him.[7]Hanina's family accompanied him, and were highly respected in their adopted country. There Hanina's daughter married the son ofRavina.[8]
References[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Singer, Isidore;et al., eds. (1901–1906)."ḤANINA (HANANIAH) II".The Jewish Encyclopedia.New York: Funk & Wagnalls.