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Yosef ben Chalafta in 10 Minutes
Today's episode is about Rabbi Yose ben Halafta — also known as Rabbi Yose or Yosef ben Chalafta — one of the most frequently cited Tannaim whose voice echoes through hundreds of rulings in the Mishnah, making him the fifth-most-mentioned sage in that foundational text. A fourth-generation Tanna of the 2nd century CE, he was born in Sepphoris to a family of Babylonian origin and noble lineage, traced back to Jonadab ben Rechab, and studied primarily under the great Rabbi Akiva as one of his five principal disciples who "restored the Law" after devastating persecutions; he also learned from…
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