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Amoraim refers to Jewish scholars of the period from about 200 to 500 CE, who "said" or "told over" the teachings of the Oral Torah. They were primarily located in Babylonia and the Land of Israel. Their legal discussions and debates were eventually codified in the Gemara. The Amoraim followed the Tannaim in the sequence of ancient Jewish scholars. The Tannaim were direct transmitters of uncodified oral tradition; the Amoraim expounded upon and clarified the oral law after its initial codification.
Abraham Isaac Kook, known as HaRav Kook, and also known by the Hebrew-language acronym Hara'ayah, was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine. He is considered to be one of the fathers of religious Zionism and is known for founding the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.
Johanan bar Nappaha was a leading rabbi in the early era of the Talmud. He belonged to the second generation of amoraim.
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Ḥiyya bar Abba, Ḥiyya bar Ba, or Ḥiyya bar Wa was a third-generation amoraic sage of the Land of Israel, of priestly descent, who flourished at the end of the third century.
Abba ben Joseph bar Ḥama, who is exclusively referred to in the Talmud by the name Rava, was a Babylonian rabbi who belonged to the fourth generation of amoraim. He is known for his debates with Abaye, and is one of the most often cited rabbis in the Talmud.
Rav Pappa was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim.
Avigdor HaKohen Miller was an American Haredi rabbi, author, and lecturer.
Abaye was an amora of the fourth generation of the Talmudic academies in Babylonia. He was born about the close of the third century and died in 337.
Rabbi Zadok ha-Kohen Rabinowitz of Lublin, or Tzadok Hakohen or Tzadok of Lublin, was a significant Jewish thinker and Hasidic leader.
Rav Assi (Hebrew: רב אסי), or Assi (I), was a rabbi of Babylonia, of the first generation of the amoraim.
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For other Amoraic sages of Babylonia with the name "Rav Kahana", see Rav Kahana.
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Sura Academy was a Jewish yeshiva located in Sura in what is now southern Iraq, a region known in Jewish texts as "Babylonia". With Pumbedita Academy, it was one of the two major Jewish academies from the year 225 CE at the beginning of the era of the Amora sages until 1033 CE at the end of the era of the Gaonim. Sura Academy was founded by the Amora Abba Arikha ("Rav"), a disciple of Judah ha-Nasi. Among the well-known sages that headed the yeshiva were Rav Huna, Rav Chisda, Rav Ashi, Yehudai ben Nahman, Natronai ben Hilai, Saadia Gaon, and others.
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Rav Hiyya bar Joseph was a Babylonian rabbi of the 3rd century.
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Rabbi Abba bar Kahana was an amora of the 3rd generation.
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