Rabbi Yehudah ben Bava's Last Semichah
Defying a Roman death decree, Rabbi Yehudah ben Bava ordains the next generation's sages between two cities, then stays behind so they can flee the soldiers.
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Defying a Roman death decree, Rabbi Yehudah ben Bava ordains the next generation's sages between two cities, then stays behind so they can flee the soldiers.
When Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua answers his question, Yosef the Babylonian beams with joy, and his teacher weeps: happy are those to whom Torah is so dear.