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==Life==
==Life==
Simeon the Yemenite was one of the three Simeon's who were considered among the great "students" of the generation before the [[Bar Kokhba Revolt]], the other two being [[Ben Azzai]] and [[Ben Zoma]].<ref name="Alon1977">{{cite book|author=Gedalia Alon|title=The Jews in their land in the Talmudic age, 70-640 C.E.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MfAvAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 August 2011|date=June 1977|publisher=Magnes Press, the Hebrew University|page=475}}</ref> His teachers were Rabbi [[Joshua ben Hananiah]], Rabbi [[Akiva]] and Rabbi [[Tarphon]].<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/><ref name="Lau2006">{{cite book|author=Y. M. Lau|title=Rav Lau on Pirkei Avos: A Comprehensive Commentary on Ethics of the Fathers|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LoYRAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|year=2006|publisher=Mesorah Publications|page=304|isbn=9781422600696}}</ref> He had a daily study session with [[Judah ben Baba]].<ref name="Hadas-Lebel2006">{{cite book|author=Mireille Hadas-Lebel|title=Jerusalem against Rome|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jB-RRVgcsGgC&pg=PA281|accessdate=29 August 2011|year=2006|publisher=Peeters Publishers|page=281|isbn=9789042916876}}</ref> His teachings recorded in the [[Mishnah]] and [[Baraitot]] generally refer to matters of Halakhah, only a few being of an [[Aggadic]] nature.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/> Renowned for his ability to solve complex issues,<ref name="Weiss2007">{{cite book|author=Yosaif Asher Weiss|title=A daily dose of Torah|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2vFBAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|year=2007|publisher=Artscroll-Mesorah Publications|page=228|isbn=9781422606018}}</ref> he was one of the most important sages of the [[Sanhedrin]] in [[Jabneh]] and was among the few who were proficient in seventy languages.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993">{{cite book|author=Adin Steinsaltz|title=The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition : Tractate Ketubot|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UwomAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|date=23 November 1993|publisher=Random House|page=14|isbn=9780679426943}}</ref> He reportedly died at a young age before gaining [[Semikhah|ordination]] and is therefore never referred to as "Rabbi".<ref name="Weiss2007"/>
Simeon the Yemenite was one of the three Simeon's who were considered among the great "students" of the generation before the [[Bar Kokhba Revolt]], the other two being [[Ben Azzai]] and [[Ben Zoma]].<ref name="Alon1977">{{cite book|author=Gedalia Alon|title=The Jews in their land in the Talmudic age, 70-640 C.E.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MfAvAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 August 2011|date=June 1977|publisher=Magnes Press, the Hebrew University|page=475}}</ref> His teachers were Rabbi [[Joshua ben Hananiah]], Rabbi [[Akiva]] and Rabbi [[Tarphon]].<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/><ref name="Lau2006">{{cite book|author=Y. M. Lau|title=Rav Lau on Pirkei Avos: A Comprehensive Commentary on Ethics of the Fathers|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LoYRAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|year=2006|publisher=Mesorah Publications|page=304|isbn=9781422600696}}</ref> He had a daily study session with [[Judah ben Baba]].<ref name="Hadas-Lebel2006">{{cite book|author=Mireille Hadas-Lebel|title=Jerusalem against Rome|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jB-RRVgcsGgC&pg=PA281|accessdate=29 August 2011|year=2006|publisher=Peeters Publishers|page=281|isbn=9789042916876}}</ref> His teachings recorded in the [[Mishnah]] and [[Baraitot]] generally refer to matters of Halakhah, only a few being of an [[Aggadic]] nature.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/> Renowned for his ability to solve complex issues,<ref name="Weiss2007">{{cite book|author=Yosaif Asher Weiss|title=A daily dose of Torah|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2vFBAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|year=2007|publisher=Artscroll-Mesorah Publications|page=228|isbn=9781422606018}}</ref> he was one of the most important sages of the [[Sanhedrin]] in [[Jabneh]] and was among the few who were proficient in seventy languages.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993">{{cite book|author=Adin Steinsaltz|title=The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition : Tractate Ketubot|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UwomAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|date=23 November 1993|publisher=Random House|page=14|isbn=9780679426943}}</ref> He reportedly died at a young age before gaining [[Semikhah|ordination]] and is therefore never referred to as "Rabbi".<ref name="Weiss2007"/>


==Origin==
==Origin==
There is a dispute regarding Rabbi Simeon's origin, whether he was from [[Yemen]] or from the [[Judea|Judean]] town of [[Timnah]]. This is due to a variant reading of the Hebrew word "{{Hebrew|תימני}}" which can either be pronounced as ''"Teimani"'' or ''"Timni"''. A reference in tractate [[Ketubot]] is identified by [[Adin Steinsaltz]] as being ''"Shimon HaTimni''", named so after his native town of Timnah.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/> This is a position taken by earlier commentators, such as [[Rashi]] ([[Ta'anit (tractate)|Ta'anit]] 19a), [[Bartenura]] ([[Mishnah]] Ta'anit 3, 7) and [[Machzor Vitri]].<ref name="MishnahFinkel2007">{{cite book|author1=Nezikin Mishnah|author2=Gavriel Finkel|author3=Yehezkel Danziger|title=The Mishnah|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AQEmAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|date=30 March 2007|publisher=Mesorah Publications|page=256|isbn=9781422605219}}</ref> Steinsaltz suggest's he was active in his hometown, though he seems to have spent much of his time in the academy at Jabneh.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/> Other commentators believe this ''tanna'' was from [[Yemen]], a view taken by [[Jacob Emden]].<ref name="NaḥumTobi1981">{{cite book|author1=Yehudah Leṿi Naḥum|author2=Joseph Tobi|title=מיצירות ספרותיות מתימן|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XgQcAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=1 September 2011|year=1981|publisher=הוצאת מפעל חשיפת גנזי תימן|page=110}}</ref> One attempt to reconcile the issue based on a list of ''tannaim'' prepared by [[Maimonides]] suggests that there were in fact two rabbis, one from Yemen and one from Timnah.<ref>[http://www.nosachteiman.co.il/?CategoryID=473&ArticleID=4352 שמעון התִּימְנִי או שמעון התֵּימָנִי], ''nosachteiman.co.il''.</ref> Another view suggests that he was from [[Teman (Edom)|Teman]], an important city of ancient [[Edom]],<ref name="רובין1888">{{cite book|author=סלומון רובין|title=מעשה מרכבה: אשר חזה הנביא יחזקאל : מבואר ברוח הבקרת החדשה בשני ספרים|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Pps0AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=1 September 2011|year=1888|publisher=בדפוס של געארג בראג}}</ref> a view ratified by the ''[[Jewish Encylopedia]]'' which calls him "Simeon of Teman".<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=772&letter=S&search=teman Simeon of Teman], ''[[Jewish Encylopedia]]'' (1906).</ref>
There is a dispute regarding Rabbi Simeon's origin, whether he was from [[Yemen]] or from the [[Judea]]n town of [[Timnah]]. This is due to a variant reading of the Hebrew word "{{Hebrew|תימני}}" which can either be pronounced as ''"Teimani"'' or ''"Timni"''. A reference in tractate [[Ketubot]] is identified by [[Adin Steinsaltz]] as being ''"Shimon HaTimni''", named so after his native town of Timnah.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/> This is a position taken by earlier commentators, such as [[Rashi]] ([[Ta'anit (tractate)|Ta'anit]] 19a), [[Bartenura]] ([[Mishnah]] Ta'anit 3, 7) and [[Machzor Vitri]].<ref name="MishnahFinkel2007">{{cite book|author1=Nezikin Mishnah|author2=Gavriel Finkel|author3=Yehezkel Danziger|title=The Mishnah|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AQEmAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=31 August 2011|date=30 March 2007|publisher=Mesorah Publications|page=256|isbn=9781422605219}}</ref> Steinsaltz suggest's he was active in his hometown, though he seems to have spent much of his time in the academy at Jabneh.<ref name="Steinsaltz1993"/> Other commentators believe this ''tanna'' was from [[Yemen]], a view taken by [[Jacob Emden]].<ref name="NaḥumTobi1981">{{cite book|author1=Yehudah Leṿi Naḥum|author2=Joseph Tobi|title=מיצירות ספרותיות מתימן|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XgQcAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=1 September 2011|year=1981|publisher=הוצאת מפעל חשיפת גנזי תימן|page=110}}</ref> One attempt to reconcile the issue based on a list of ''tannaim'' prepared by [[Maimonides]] suggests that there were in fact two rabbis, one from Yemen and one from Timnah.<ref>[http://www.nosachteiman.co.il/?CategoryID=473&ArticleID=4352 שמעון התִּימְנִי או שמעון התֵּימָנִי], ''nosachteiman.co.il''.</ref> Another view suggests that he was from [[Teman (Edom)|Teman]], an important city of ancient [[Edom]],<ref name="רובין1888">{{cite book|author=סלומון רובין|title=מעשה מרכבה: אשר חזה הנביא יחזקאל : מבואר ברוח הבקרת החדשה בשני ספרים|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Pps0AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=1 September 2011|year=1888|publisher=בדפוס של געארג בראג}}</ref> a view ratified by the ''[[Jewish Encyclopedia]]'' which calls him "Simeon of Teman".<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=772&letter=S&search=teman Simeon of Teman], ''[[Jewish Encyclopedia]]'' (1906).</ref>


==Selection of teachings==
==Selection of teachings==
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Simeon the Yemenite ([] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)Template:Hebrew, translit: Shimon HaTeimani) or the variant Simeon of Timnah ([] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)Template:Hebrew, translit: Shimon HaTimni) (fl. c. 80 - 120 CE)[1] was a tanna of possible Yemenite origin who was active in Judaea.[2]

Life

Simeon the Yemenite was one of the three Simeon's who were considered among the great "students" of the generation before the Bar Kokhba Revolt, the other two being Ben Azzai and Ben Zoma.[3] His teachers were Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah, Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Tarphon.[4][5] He had a daily study session with Judah ben Baba.[6] His teachings recorded in the Mishnah and Baraitot generally refer to matters of Halakhah, only a few being of an Aggadic nature.[4] Renowned for his ability to solve complex issues,[7] he was one of the most important sages of the Sanhedrin in Jabneh and was among the few who were proficient in seventy languages.[4] He reportedly died at a young age before gaining ordination and is therefore never referred to as "Rabbi".[7]

Origin

There is a dispute regarding Rabbi Simeon's origin, whether he was from Yemen or from the Judean town of Timnah. This is due to a variant reading of the Hebrew word "Template:Hebrew" which can either be pronounced as "Teimani" or "Timni". A reference in tractate Ketubot is identified by Adin Steinsaltz as being "Shimon HaTimni", named so after his native town of Timnah.[4] This is a position taken by earlier commentators, such as Rashi (Ta'anit 19a), Bartenura (Mishnah Ta'anit 3, 7) and Machzor Vitri.[8] Steinsaltz suggest's he was active in his hometown, though he seems to have spent much of his time in the academy at Jabneh.[4] Other commentators believe this tanna was from Yemen, a view taken by Jacob Emden.[9] One attempt to reconcile the issue based on a list of tannaim prepared by Maimonides suggests that there were in fact two rabbis, one from Yemen and one from Timnah.[10] Another view suggests that he was from Teman, an important city of ancient Edom,[11] a view ratified by the Jewish Encyclopedia which calls him "Simeon of Teman".[12]

Selection of teachings

  • Simeon the Yemenite said: It was due to the observance of circumcision that God divided the Sea for them.[13]
  • Simeon the Yemenite said: They also sound the horn in the case of pestilence, but the Sages did not agree with him.[14]

References

  1. ^ Shimon Applebaum (1976). Prolegomena to the study of the Second Jewish Revolt (A.D. 132-135). British Archaeological Reports. p. 21. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. ^ Lee I. Levine (1 December 1994). The Galilee in late antiquity. Jewish Theological Seminary of America. p. 172. ISBN 9780674341142. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ^ Gedalia Alon (June 1977). The Jews in their land in the Talmudic age, 70-640 C.E. Magnes Press, the Hebrew University. p. 475. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e Adin Steinsaltz (23 November 1993). The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition : Tractate Ketubot. Random House. p. 14. ISBN 9780679426943. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  5. ^ Y. M. Lau (2006). Rav Lau on Pirkei Avos: A Comprehensive Commentary on Ethics of the Fathers. Mesorah Publications. p. 304. ISBN 9781422600696. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  6. ^ Mireille Hadas-Lebel (2006). Jerusalem against Rome. Peeters Publishers. p. 281. ISBN 9789042916876. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  7. ^ a b Yosaif Asher Weiss (2007). A daily dose of Torah. Artscroll-Mesorah Publications. p. 228. ISBN 9781422606018. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  8. ^ Nezikin Mishnah; Gavriel Finkel; Yehezkel Danziger (30 March 2007). The Mishnah. Mesorah Publications. p. 256. ISBN 9781422605219. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  9. ^ Yehudah Leṿi Naḥum; Joseph Tobi (1981). מיצירות ספרותיות מתימן. הוצאת מפעל חשיפת גנזי תימן. p. 110. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  10. ^ שמעון התִּימְנִי או שמעון התֵּימָנִי, nosachteiman.co.il.
  11. ^ סלומון רובין (1888). מעשה מרכבה: אשר חזה הנביא יחזקאל : מבואר ברוח הבקרת החדשה בשני ספרים. בדפוס של געארג בראג. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  12. ^ Simeon of Teman, Jewish Encyclopedia (1906).
  13. ^ Fordham University (1992). Thought. Fordham University Press. p. 415. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  14. ^ Leo Auerbach (4 May 2005). The Babylonian Talmud in Selection. Kessinger Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 9781419119514. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

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