הרב ריש לקיש

Reish Lakish

Amora · Land of Israel · 3rd c.

Amoraim · c. 220-500 CE

רבי שמעון בן לקיש המכונה: ריש לקיש או בר לקיש היה מגדולי אמוראי ארץ ישראל בדור השני. ריש לקיש פעל בטבריה במחצית השנייה של המאה השלישית לספירה, ושימש תלמיד חבר ובר פלוגתא מרכזי של גיסו, רבי יוחנן.

Shimon ben Lakish, better known by his nickname Reish Lakish, was an amora who lived in the Roman province of Judaea in the third century. He was said to be born in Bosra, east of the Jordan River, around 200 CE, but lived most of his life in Sepphoris. Nothing is known of his ancestry except his father's name.

Amora · Land of Israel · 3rd c.

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