Rabbi Ishmael

Rabbi Ishmael or Ishmael ben Elisha (90-135 CE, Hebrew: רבי ישמעאל) was a Tanna of the 1st and 2nd centuries (third tannaitic generation). A Tanna (plural, Tannaim) is a rabbinic sage whose views are recorded in the Mishnah.

Read more about Rabbi Ishmael:  Life, Disposition, Views On Marriage, Halakhic Exegesis, Hermeneutic Rules

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