The Talmudic Portrait Gallery: Rabbi Eliezer ben Horkanus

Posted by Leah Rosenthal on January 7, 2016
Topics: The Talmudic Portrait Gallery, Leah Rosenthal, Pardes Live and Mini-Series

Meet Rabbi Akiva, Rabban Gamliel and Friends: Highlights of the Talmudic Portrait Gallery. This series, taught by Leah Rosenthal will focus on a close reading and discussion of a selection of literary portraits of central Rabbinic figures who produced the canonical Rabbinic texts that make up the foundations of Jewish tradition. In this episode, Leah Rosenthal will focus on Rabbi Eliezer ben Horkanus – A contemporary of Rabbi Elazar ben Arach, Rabbi Eliezer is described as a “plastered water cistern, that never loses a drop”. As such, he appears to represent the conservative, unchanging voice of tradition. How does his story unfold in Rabbinic literature? How is he presented and what role does he play in the development of Talmudic tradition?

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About Leah Rosenthal

Leah holds a B.A. in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy and an M.A. in Jewish Education, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She has been teaching Talmud at Pardes for over twenty years and still enjoys doing so. She combines her teaching at Pardes with teaching at the nearby Pelech High School for Girls and raising, with her husband, their five children.

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