Rabbi Yannai
180 CE–250 CE · Amoraim · Akbra (Galilee)
Rabbi Yannai (Akbra) was a first-generation Palestinian Amora who lived in the late second and early third centuries. He was active in Akbra in the Galilee and is remembered as a leading halakhic authority of his era. Yannai was known for his keen analytical approach to legal questions and his careful examination of Tannaitic sources. He appears frequently in the Jerusalem Talmud engaging in rigorous debate with his contemporaries. Though details of his personal life and specific teachers are sparse in the traditional sources, his contributions to Jewish law and his role in the development of Palestinian Jewish jurisprudence were significant.
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Akbra (Galilee)Galilee, Roman period
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About Akbra (Galilee)
Akbra (Akhbara) was a village near Safed in the Upper Galilee in the Roman-Talmudic period. It is associated in rabbinic tradition with the amora Rabbi Yannai, who is said to have resided there.
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