Rabbi Tarfon or Tarphon (Hebrew: רבי טרפון, from the Greek Τρύφων Tryphon literally "one who lives in luxury" Trifon), a Kohen, was a member of the third...

the first line of the Parlement of Foules). The first-century CE rabbi Tarfon is quoted as saying "The day is short, the labor vast, the workers are lazy...

ben Arach Third Generation around Bar Kochba's revolt: Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Tarfon, Ishmael ben Elisha, Eleazar ben Azariah, Jose the Galilean, Nathan the...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

one of the generally permitted oils for lamps on Shabbat, although Rabbi Tarfon permits only olive oil (Mishnah Shabbat 2). In Ancient Greek, it was used...

When, after Eliezer's death, the other law scholars, Eleazar ben Azariah, Tarfon, and Akiva, contested some of his opinions, Joshua said to them: "One should...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

Akiva was on equal footing with Gamaliel II, whom he later met. Rabbi Tarfon was considered as one of Akiva's masters, but the pupil outranked his teacher...

Rabbi Tarfon "It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it" (2:21), attributed to Rabbi Tarfon "An...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

Hurcanus), Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Tarfon. He studied under Tarfon in early youth, and was so closely associated with Tarfon that he even performed menial...

leading rabbinical figure in late 1st century CE Jewish theology. Rabbi Tarfon (Hebrew: רבי טרפון, from the Greek name Τρύφων Tryphon), a kohen, was a...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

Christians are the "true" people of God. The identity of Trypho as Rabbi Tarfon has been proposed, however many Jewish scholars do not accept this notion...

modest and addressed Tarfon as "my master". He was, nevertheless, a thorough scholar even then, and his arguments nonplused both Tarfon and Akiva. His first...

CE. In the period following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, Rabbi Tarfon, who appears in many Tannaitic and Jewish legal discussions, served as a...

one. Rabbi Eliezer ben Azariah said, 'Or even once in 70 years.' Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiba said, 'If we had been in the Sanhedrin, no death sentence...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

suggest according to the opinion of Rabbi Yehudah in the name of Rabbi Tarfon, that the lulav must be bound if its leaves spread away from the spine of...

blessing for the Redemption is to be said. This blessing, according to Rabbi Tarfon, runs as follows: "Praised art Thou, O Lord, King of the Universe, who hast...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

scrolls could be left to burn in a fire on the Sabbath is attributed to Tarfon (died 135 CE). A disputed interpretation identifies these books with the...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

ben Azariah Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar...

you. And in the end, those that drowned you will be drowned." From Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva it is stated in the Mishnah: "If we were on the Sanhedrin...

rebel slave Tryphon (grammarian) (c. 60 BC – 10 BC), Greek grammarian Tarfon (c. 100), Jewish rabbi Trypho (fl. 2nd century), Jewish philosopher in Dialogue...