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Rabbi Zeira (Hebrew: רבי זירא), known before his semicha as Rav Zeira (Hebrew: רב זירא) and known in the Jerusalem Talmud as Rabbi Ze'era (Hebrew: רבי...

Rabbi Zeira's stringency (Imperial Aramaic: חומרא דרבי זירא) or the stringency of the daughters of Israel (Hebrew: חומרת בנות ישראל) relates to the law...

moment Rabbi Zeira said, are not my ancestors the same as the ancestors of this one?! Rabbi Zeira entered the house of study and heard the voice of Rabbi Sheila...

Helbo and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi. His colleagues include Levi II and Rabbi Zeira. Rabbi Berekiah cited many teaching in his name, and apparently was his student...

not a human!". Right after his remark a following passage appears. Rabbi Zeira said that Rava bar Zimuna said: If the early generations are characterized...

celebration since Talmudic times. According to the Talmud, when the rabbis ordained Rabbi Zeira, they sang a bridal song in his honor: "Even though she painted...

Isaac, was a rabbi from the third generation of amoraim. He lived in Babylonia and eventually moved to the Land of Israel. Along with Rabbi Zeira, he was considered...

and friend Rabbi Zeira, admiring Ela's acumen, exclaimed, "The very air of Palestine imparts wisdom". On two other occasions, the same Zeira entitled him...

Reish Lakish and Rabbi Joshua ben Levi. His colleagues were Rabbi Zeira and Rabbi Levi. Abaye, Rabbi Jonah, Rabbi Yossi bar Zavida and Rabbi Jeremiah (III)...

for righteousness," Rabbi Zeira asked whether it means that God counted it to Abraham, or that Abraham counted it to God. Rabbi Zeira reported that he had...

disciple of Rav Huna and Rav Yehudah. Dean of the Yeshiva at Pumbedita. Rav Zeira (Israel) Rav Chisda (d. 309), disciple of Rav, Shmuel, and Rav Huna. Dean...

homilies he very frequently reports; and Rabbi Assi; but his principal teacher was his countryman Rav Zeira. Both Zeira and Abbahu loved the young scholar as...

Babylonian Gemara; the Jerusalem version being very meager in this respect. Rabbi Zeira, coming from Babylonia to Jerusalem, is said to have fasted a hundred...

Palestine, perhaps in company with Rabbi Zeira; for Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 2:9 mentions him together with Zeira and with Hanan b. Bo. This is not certain...

already attested to in the Bible. In the Talmud, some rabbis are mentioned as frequent fasters. Rabbi Zeira was perhaps the most prominent of these, but his...

that Rabbi Joḥanan warned to be careful of the flies found on those afflicted with the disease ra’atan, as flies carried the disease. Rabbi Zeira would...

of Israel along with Safra, and studied under Rabbi Zeira and Rabbi Abbahu. He also studied under Rabbi Hiyya bar Abba, who also prayed for his longevity...

of menstruation. This lengthening of the niddah period is known as Rabbi Zeira's stringency. According to contemporary Halacha these "seven clean days"...

that Rabbi Joḥanan warned to be careful of the flies found on those afflicted with the disease ra’atan, as flies carried the disease. Rabbi Zeira would...

Israel to Babylonia, particularly those of Rabbi Yochanan. It is mentioned that he also learnt from Rabbi Zeira and Samuel bar Isaac, and in the name of...