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Rabbi Yochanan Hasandlar (200-300) (??? ????? ??????) was one of the main students of Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva

Akiba ben Yossef or simply Rabbi Akiva was a Judean tannaim of the latter part of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century ....
 and a contemporary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He is one of the Tannaim
Tannaim

The Tannaim were the Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 70-200 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also referred to as the Mishnaic period, lasted about 130 years....
 whose teachings are quoted in the Mishnah
Mishnah

The Mishnah or Mishna is a major work of Rabbinic literature, and the first major redaction into written form of Jewish oral traditions, called the Oral Torah....
. His name, "Hasandlar", could either refer to the fact that he earned his living as a sandal maker
Shoemaking

Shoemaking is a traditional handicraft profession, which has now been largely superseded by industry manufacture of footwear.Shoemakers or cordwainers may produce a range of footwear items, including shoes, boots, sandal s, clogs and Moccasin s....
, or that he was a native of Alexandria
Alexandria

Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
.

Rabbi Yochanan was a great-grandson of Rabbi Gamaliel the Elder; he also purportedly traced his ancestry back to King David.






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Rabbi Yochanan Hasandlar (200-300) (??? ????? ??????) was one of the main students of Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva

Akiba ben Yossef or simply Rabbi Akiva was a Judean tannaim of the latter part of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century ....
 and a contemporary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He is one of the Tannaim
Tannaim

The Tannaim were the Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 70-200 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also referred to as the Mishnaic period, lasted about 130 years....
 whose teachings are quoted in the Mishnah
Mishnah

The Mishnah or Mishna is a major work of Rabbinic literature, and the first major redaction into written form of Jewish oral traditions, called the Oral Torah....
. His name, "Hasandlar", could either refer to the fact that he earned his living as a sandal maker
Shoemaking

Shoemaking is a traditional handicraft profession, which has now been largely superseded by industry manufacture of footwear.Shoemakers or cordwainers may produce a range of footwear items, including shoes, boots, sandal s, clogs and Moccasin s....
, or that he was a native of Alexandria
Alexandria

Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
.

Rabbi Yochanan was a great-grandson of Rabbi Gamaliel the Elder; he also purportedly traced his ancestry back to King David. Rashi
Rashi

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, , better known by the acronym Rashi , , was a rabbi from France, famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, and Jewish commentaries on the Bible....
, the great medieval commentator, was a 33rd-generation descendant of Rabbi Yochanan.

He is well-known for his saying in the Mishnah of Pirkei Avoth
Pirkei Avoth

Pirkei Avot / Ovos is a tractate of the Mishna composed of ethics maxims of the Rabbis of the Mishnaic period. It is the second-last tractate in the Mishnaic order Nezikin....
 (4:14): "Every assembly that is for the sake of Heaven will survive; but if it is not for the sake of Heaven, it will not survive."

He died on the 29th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz
Tammuz (month)

Tammuz is the tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a summer month of 29 days....
 (the same yahrzeit
Bereavement in Judaism

Bereavement in Judaism is a combination of minhag and mitzvah derived from Judaism's classical Torah and Rabbinical literature texts. The details of observance and practice vary according to each Jewish community....
 as that of Rashi), and was buried 200 meters from the tomb of Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
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See also

  • Rabbi Akiva
    Rabbi Akiva

    Akiba ben Yossef or simply Rabbi Akiva was a Judean tannaim of the latter part of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century ....
  • Tannaim
    Tannaim

    The Tannaim were the Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 70-200 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also referred to as the Mishnaic period, lasted about 130 years....


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