רבי חנינא בן תרדיון

Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon
Tannaim · c. 10-220 CE

רבי חֲנַנְיָה בֶן תַּרְדְּיוֹן היה מחשובי התנאים בדור מרד בר כוכבא ולאחריו. הוא היה ראש בית דין, אביה של ברוריה וחותנו של רבי מאיר, ואחד מעשרת הרוגי מלכות.

Rabbi Haninah ben Teradion or Hananiah ben Teradion was a rabbi and tanna of the third generation. He was a contemporary of Eleazar ben Perata I and of Halafta, together with whom he established certain ritual rules. Known as one of the wealthiest men in Galilee, he also served as the treasurer of a fund for the poor. Following the Bar Kokhba revolt, he was executed by the Romans for ignoring the ban on teaching Torah, and is considered one of the Ten Martyrs.

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Mishnah מִשְׁנָה

Talmud Bavli תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי

Shulchan Aruch שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ

Mesillat Yesharim מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים

Orchot Tzadikim אׇרְחוֹת צַדִּיקִים

Derashot HaRan דְּרָשׁוֹת הָרַ״ן

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