He was a famous aggadist, and the calculation of 613 Mitzvot is attributed to him.[8] According to the Palestinian tradition, he frequently debated the Christians.[9]
simlai, rabbi, hebrew, רבי, שמלאי, talmudic, rabbi, lived, palestine, century, second, generation, amoraim, born, either, babylonia, later, moved, galilee, where, served, aide, rabbi, yannai, studied, tzippori, under, rabbi, yochanan, hanina, hama, then, studi. Rabbi Simlai Hebrew רבי שמלאי was a talmudic rabbi who lived in Palestine in the 3rd century second generation of amoraim He was born in either Lod 1 or Babylonia 2 He later moved to the Galilee where he served as an aide to Rabbi Yannai 3 He studied in Tzippori under Rabbi Yochanan 4 and Hanina bar Hama 5 He then studied under Rabbi Judah II the grandson of Judah haNasi He attempted in vain to induce Judah II to abrogate the prohibition against using bread prepared by pagans 6 Late in life he moved to Babylonia 7 He was a famous aggadist and the calculation of 613 Mitzvot is attributed to him 8 According to the Palestinian tradition he frequently debated the Christians 9 References Edit Pesachim 62b Pesachim 5 3 Bava Batra 111a Yerushalmi Pesachim 5 3 Yerushalmi Peah 8 8 Avodah Zarah 37a Avodah Zarah 36 Yerushalmi Shabbat 1 4 Abrahams Israel 1907 Judaism pdf London Archibald Constable amp co ltd p 28 Genesis Rabbah 8 9 Yerushalmi Brachot 9 1 This biographical article about an Israeli rabbi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simlai amp oldid 992736601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
