Eliezer ben Hurcanus
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Eliezer ben Hurcanus was one of the most prominent Judean Tannaim of 1st- and 2nd-century Judaism, a disciple of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai according to the Pirkei Avot 2:8 and Avot of Rabbi Natan 6:3
Text from Pirke De Rabbi Eliezer in Hebrew.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus' memorial in the ancient Jewish cemetery in Tiberias carries the epitaph, "He said, 'Let the honor of your fellow be as dear to you as your own'" (Avot 2:10).
Shabbat (Talmud)
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Shabbat is the first tractate of Seder Moed of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. The tractate deals with the laws of observance of and practices regarding Shabbat, the biblical Sabbath in Judaism. The tr
Ancient terracotta oil lamp, as used for Sabbath lights
Fragment of a stand for a Sabbath lamp on which the word "Shabbat" is engraved (Horbat 'Uza layer 8, c. 340–410 CE, northern Israel).