Rabbi Tarfon
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Rabbi Tarfon was a prominent early rabbinic sage of the Tannaitic period, known for his legal rulings, ethical teachings, and frequent appearance in the Mishnah and Talmud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Tarfon canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious leader
ⓘ
Rabbinic sage ⓘ Tanna ⓘ |
| activePeriod | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| appearsInTractate |
Avodah Zarah
ⓘ
Bava Batra ⓘ Bava Metzia ⓘ Tractate Berakhot ⓘ
surface form:
Berakhot
Gittin ⓘ Kiddushin ⓘ Sefer Taharah ⓘ
surface form:
Niddah
Tractate Pesachim ⓘ
surface form:
Pesachim
Sanhedrin ⓘ Yevamot ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Lod ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Judea ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Pirkei Avot ⓘ |
| category |
Mishnaic sages
ⓘ
Tannaim ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Rabban Gamaliel II
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabban Gamliel II
Rabbi Akiva ⓘ Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus ⓘ Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Hananiah
Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yishmael
|
| ethicalTheme |
importance of action over speculation
ⓘ
respect for scholars ⓘ urgency of fulfilling commandments ⓘ |
| famousSaying | It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it ⓘ |
| famousSayingSource | Pirkei Avot 2:16 ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| halakhicDomain |
Temple and priestly laws
ⓘ
agricultural laws ⓘ laws of marriage and divorce ⓘ laws of purity and impurity ⓘ |
| honorific | Rabbi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acts of charity
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ethical teachings ⓘ halakhic disputes with Rabbi Akiva ⓘ legal rulings ⓘ maxim about incomplete work and obligation ⓘ stringent halakhic positions ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
Mishnah ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTemple | Priest who ate terumah ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Rabbi Akiva ⓘ |
| tribalDescent | Priestly family (Kohen) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Rabbi Tarfon Description of subject: Rabbi Tarfon was a prominent early rabbinic sage of the Tannaitic period, known for his legal rulings, ethical teachings, and frequent appearance in the Mishnah and Talmud.
Referenced by (6)
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