Contributions To Talmud
Judah ben Baba is the subject of many sayings and legends. He was known as "the Ḥasid," and it is said that wherever the Talmud speaks of "the Chasid," it is a reference either to him or to Judah ben Ilai.
He authored several decisions in the Halakah, including the ruling that one witness to the death of the husband is sufficient to justify permitting the wife to marry again (Hamburger, "R. B. T." ii. 451). Rabbi Akiva was his most powerful opponent in halakic disputes (Bacher, "Ag. Tan." i. 404).
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