Jump to content

Shmuel ha-Katan: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Cydebot (talk | contribs)
6,812,251 edits
m Robot - Speedily moving category 1st century rabbis to 1st-century rabbis per CFD.
Undid revision 1157413363 by 109.65.113.181 (talk)
 
(28 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|1st century CE Babylonian Jew and religious scholar}}
{{Eras of the Halakha}}
{{Eras of the Halakha}}
'''Shmuel Hakatan''' (literally ''Shmuel'' the Small) was a [[Babylonian]] [[Judaism|Jew]] considered a great scholar of the [[Talmud]], [[Jewish law]] and [[Minhag|custom]]. He was one of the second generation of [[Tannaim]], who served under the patriarch [[Gamliel II]] of [[Yavneh]], during the last two decades of the first century CE.
'''Shmuel ha-Katan''' (literally ''Samuel the Small'', or ''Samuel the Lesser'') was a [[Babylonian Jew]] considered a great early [[Jewish law|religious scholar]]. He was one of the second generation of [[Tannaim]], who served under the patriarch [[Gamliel II]] of [[Yavneh]], during the last two decades of the 1st century CE.


He is known for his great work on the [[Hebrew calendar]] in exilic times, which brought an end to the practice of witnesses testifying to the new moon. and in establishing some texts of the Jewish prayer book, the [[Siddur]]. Particularly, he wrote the [[Birkat HaMinim]] benediction, the 19<sup>th</sup> blessing in the silent prayer said thrice daily, the [[Amidah]].
He is supposed to have established some of the standard prayers of the Jewish liturgy, the [[Siddur]]. Particularly, he wrote the [[Birkat HaMinim]] benediction, the 19th blessing in the silent prayer said three times daily, the [[Amidah]]. This prayer condemns heretics, most likely the [[Jewish Christians]].

He is said to have said "do not rejoice when your enemy falls".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sacks |first=Jonathan |title=Authorised Daily Prayer Book |publisher=Collins |year=2006 |isbn=9780007200917 |edition=4th |location=Great britain |pages=Page=86}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0411/is_n2_v44/ai_17379710 Jeffrey M. Cohen, "Shmuel HaKatan and the political background to Avot 4:19"] originally in ''Judaism'', Spring, 1995
*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0411/is_n2_v44/ai_17379710 Jeffrey M. Cohen, "Shmuel HaKatan and the political background to Avot 4:19"] originally in ''Judaism'', Spring, 1995
{{Tannaim}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shmuel Ha-katan}}
[[Category:Mishnah rabbis]]
[[Category:Mishnah rabbis]]
[[Category:1st-century rabbis]]
[[Category:1st-century rabbis]]


⚫
{{rabbi-stub}}


⚫
{{MEast-rabbi-stub}}
[[he:שמואל הקטן]]
[[de:Samuel der Kleine]]

Latest revision as of 02:04, 30 May 2023

Rabbinical eras

Shmuel ha-Katan (literally Samuel the Small, or Samuel the Lesser) was a Babylonian Jew considered a great early religious scholar. He was one of the second generation of Tannaim, who served under the patriarch Gamliel II of Yavneh, during the last two decades of the 1st century CE.

He is supposed to have established some of the standard prayers of the Jewish liturgy, the Siddur. Particularly, he wrote the Birkat HaMinim benediction, the 19th blessing in the silent prayer said three times daily, the Amidah. This prayer condemns heretics, most likely the Jewish Christians.

He is said to have said "do not rejoice when your enemy falls".[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Sacks, Jonathan (2006). Authorised Daily Prayer Book (4th ed.). Great britain: Collins. pp. Page=86. ISBN 9780007200917.
[edit]


Stub icon

This biographical article about a rabbi from the Middle East is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Shmuel_ha-Katan&oldid=1157649211"