Judah III
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Judah III (or Nesi'ah II;
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He was the son of Gamaliel IV, and grandson of Judah II.
It is often difficult to know when the Mishna and Talmud are referring to Judah II or Judah III; they do not clearly distinguish between them. Since the title "Nesi'ah" was borne by both, which of the two in any citation is meant by "Judah Nesi'ah" can be gathered only from internal evidence, especially from the names of the scholars mentioned in the context.
He was a pupil of R.
Judah III commissioned Johanan's pupils
Ammi, however, protested against the number of fast-days which Judah set in times of trouble, saying that the community should not be overburdened.[5] Once Helbo, a pupil of the above-mentioned Samuel ben Nahman, requested Judah, who had absented himself from a fast-day service held in the public square of the city, to take part in the service, which would thereby become more efficacious.[6] The prominent amora Jeremiah is said to have reproached Judah in a letter for hating his friends and loving his enemies.[7]
Germanus, Judah's Roman slave, is mentioned several times.[8]
The most important event of Judah III's patriarchate was the visit of the emperor
When Judah III died (c. 320),
Jewish tradition holds that Judah III was interred at
References
- ^ Rosh Hashana 20a
- Yerushalmi Hagigah 76c; Pesikta Rabbati120b
- Beitzah 27a; Mo'ed Katan 12b, 17a; Avodah Zarah33b; Menachot 29a
- ^ Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 42a, 45b
- ^ Ta'anit 14a,b
- ^ Yerushalmi Ta'anit 65a
- II Samuel19:6
- ^ Yerushalmi Shabbat 8c; Yerushalmi Yoma 45b; Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 42a
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia, Diocletian
- ^ Yerushalmi Terumot 8,end; Genesis Rabbah 63
- ^ Grätz, "Gesch." 2d ed., iv. 483.
- ^ Jerusalem Talmud (Berakhot 3:1); Berakhot 6b; Nazir 5b,c
- OCLC 15417732., chapter: Tombs of the forefathers and righteous [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Judah III". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.