Halafta
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Halafta was a rabbi who lived in Sepphoris in the Galilee
during the late 1st and early 2nd century CE. He was the father of Jose ben Halafta
, and one of the latter's teachers of halakha
.
One of Jose's sons was named Halafta after his grandfather, but he died young.
Galilee
Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...
during the late 1st and early 2nd century CE. He was the father of Jose ben Halafta
Jose ben Halafta
Rabbi Jose ben Halafta or Yose ben Halafta was a Tanna of the fourth generation . Jose was a student of Rabbi Akiba and was regarded as one of the foremost scholars of halakha and aggadah of his day...
, and one of the latter's teachers of halakha
Halakha
Halakha — also transliterated Halocho , or Halacha — is the collective body of Jewish law, including biblical law and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions.Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life; Jewish...
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One of Jose's sons was named Halafta after his grandfather, but he died young.