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Rabbi Ishmael in 10 Minutes
Today's episode is about Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha, the profound third-generation Tanna of the 1st-2nd centuries CE whose logical, humane approach to Torah interpretation profoundly shaped halakhic midrash and rabbinic thought, standing as the great intellectual counterpart to Rabbi Akiva. Born into a distinguished priestly family in Upper Galilee — likely the grandson of a high priest — he was captured as a child during the Roman destruction of the Second Temple but was ransomed and redeemed by Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah, who recognized his extraordinary potential; he studied under Rabbi…
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