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{{Short description|1st century CE Babylonian Jew and religious scholar}} |
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Shmuel Hakatan [lit. Shmuel the Small] was anBabylonian Jew considered a great Scholar of Jewish law and custom, ie the Talmud. He is known for his great work on the Jewish calendar in exilic times [without witnesses testifying about the new moon] and in establishing some texts of the Jewish prayer book, the Siddur. Particularly, he wrote a specific blessing in the Silent prayer said thrice daily, the Amidah |
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'''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. |
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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]]. |
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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> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[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 |
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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]- ^ Sacks, Jonathan (2006). Authorised Daily Prayer Book (4th ed.). Great britain: Collins. pp. Page=86. ISBN 9780007200917.
External links
[edit]- Jeffrey M. Cohen, "Shmuel HaKatan and the political background to Avot 4:19" originally in Judaism, Spring, 1995
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