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Judah ben Laḳish

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Tanna of the second century. His name occurs only in the Tosefta and the Mekilta. He is the author of the halakah to the effect that a corpse may be carried on the Sabbath to save it from a fire (Shab. 43b). Besides this halakah, which is transmitted by him alone, there is another (Tosef., Sanh. 1:7) which prescribes that after a judge has heard both sides, and has formed an opinion, he may not say: "I will not judge between you."

A few of Judah's haggadic utterances also have been preserved; e.g.: "The children of Israel had two Arks of the Covenant. In one were the broken tables of stone; in the other, the Book of the Torah" (Tosef., Soṭah, 7:18). "The Ark of the Covenant was not carried to Babylon, but was hidden in the Temple itself" (Yoma 53a). "When a scholar neglects learning, Proverbs 27:8 may be applied to him" (Ḥag. 9b).

Bibliography:
  • Brüll, Einleltung in die Mischna, p. 249, Frankfort-on-the-Main;
  • Bacher, Ag. Tan. 2:494-495.
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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Judah ben Laḳish'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​j/judah-ben-laa3ish.html. 1901.
 
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