He sent the man to Rav Zeira.

Rav Zeira spoke to him, but he did not answer.

* Rav Zeira ( Palestine )

The Talmud cites Rav Sheshet who said that by neglecting the precept, one transgresses eight positive commandments.

That said, Rav Kook's willingness to engage in joint-projects ( for instance, his participation in the Chief Rabbinate ) with the secular Zionist leadership must be seen as differentiating him from many of his traditionalist peers.

Rav Mordecai said to him: Once he has stepped three steps backward, there he should remain.

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein once said that the decisions of the Aruch HaShulchan — who was a full-time Rav — take precedence over many poskim who were not active rabbanim.

His numerous disciples — some of whom were very influential and who, for the most part, were also disciples of Samuel — amplified and, in their capacity as instructors and by their discussions, continued the work of Rav.

Concerning the social position and the personal history of Rav we were not informed.

On one occasion he ordered some Samaritan wine, but subsequently learning that there were no longer any strict observers of the dietary laws among the Samaritans, with the assistance of his colleagues, Ḥiyya b. Abba, Rav Ammi, and Rav Assi, he investigated the report, and, ascertaining it to be well founded, did not hesitate to declare the Samaritans, for all ritualistic purposes, Gentiles ( Yer.

To such a degree of splendor did these festivities and other conventions in Sura attain that Rav Ashi expressed his surprise that some of the Gentile residents of Sura were not tempted to accept Judaism.

* Contemporary Amalek-Hirhurim-a blog post by Rabbi Gil Student explaining Rav Soloveitchik's controversial view that the Nazis were considered Amalekites

The first Babylonian Amoraim were Abba Arika, respectfully referred to as Rav, and his contemporary and frequent debate partner, Shmuel.

The vast majority of the " Chareidi " leaders publicized handwritten letters in support of Rav Kook, when a few individuals were publicly disrespectful towards him.

Rav Kook embraced the support, but made clear that any insults were accepted by him without anger, for he viewed himself " as a servant of G-d ," without interest in his personal honor.

Rav Yisroel charted out where he thought the Bnei Reuven were probably located, and sent an emissary, Rav Pinchas Baruch, to locate them ( Sefer Halikutim to the Shabsei Frankel edition of Rambam, Hilchos Sanhedrin 4: 11 ).

An interesting point of Jewish Law arises in that Rav Yisroel raised the question how could the Tribe of Reuven have kept the semikhah alive, since they were outside the Land of Israel and the semikhah can be granted only in Land of Israel.

Prominent there were Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor ( the " Kovner Rav "; officiated 1864-96 ); Abraham Mapu, one of the first modern Hebrew writers ; and Israel Isidor Elyashev, the " Ba ' al Makhshoves ", the first Yiddish literary critic.

However the Malbim, along with a minority of commentators, believe that Rav and Shmuel were not arguing on its compilation, but rather on its interpretation, and hence was completed before then.

The congregation's acting Rav, Joe Pessah, was also among those who were arrested by the Egyptian government.

On January 4, 2006, Rabbi Yaaqov Medan and Rabbi Baruch Gigi were officially invested as co-roshei yeshiva alongside Rav Amital and Rav Lichtenstein, with an eye toward Rabbi Amital's intention to retire.

Through the mediation of his son-in-law, the rabbi dr Wolf ( Zeev ) Gottlieb from Glasgow, his responsa and other religious law works of him were edited and printed in Rav Kook Publishing House in Jerusalem ( Shaagat Arié, Eitan Arie, 1912 ; Pirkei Shoshana, 1920 ).

Rabbi Yitzchak Karelitz succeeded their father as the Rav of Kosova ; he and his wife and daughter were shot to death in their home by the Germans in mid-1942.

Among his followers were Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk ( Kotsker Rebbe ), the Vurker Rebbe Israel Yitzhak Kalish, Rabbi Yitschok Myer Alter of Ger ( Chidushei Harim ), Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izhbitz ( Mei HaShiloach ), Rabbi Yaakov Arye of Radzymin and Rav Chanoch Heynekh of Alexander.

Two notable Babylonian Jewish brewers were Rav Chisda and his pupil Rav Papa, both of whom lived in the vicinity of Sura during the fourth century.

The Aleinu prayer first appeared in the manuscript of the Rosh Hashana liturgy by Rav.

The method of treatment of the traditional material to which the Talmud owes its origin was established in Babylonia by Rav.

" Rav also exercised a great influence for good upon the moral and religious conditions of his native land, not only indirectly through his disciples, but directly by reason of the strictness with which he repressed abuses in matters of marriage and divorce, and denounced ignorance and negligence in matters of ritual observance.

As a haggadist, Rav is surpassed by none of the Babylonian Amoraim.

Rav loved the Book of Ecclesiasticus ( Sirach ), and warned his disciple Hamnuna against unjustifiable asceticism by quoting advice contained therein — that, considering the transitoriness of human life ( Eruvin 54a ), one should not despise the good things of this world.

Rav died at an advanced age, deeply mourned by numerous disciples and the entire Babylonian Jewry, which he had raised from comparative insignificance to the leading position in Judaism ( Shabbat 110a, Mo ' ed Katan 24a ).

The Babylonian Talmud was compiled from discussions in the houses of study by the scholars Ravina I, Ravina II, and Rav Ashi by 500 CE, although it continued to be edited later.

It was co-authored by Rav Hershel Schachter, Rav Mordechai Willig, Rav Michael Rosensweig, and Rav Mayer Twersky.

The Talmud records a tradition that unattributed statements of the law represent the views of Rabbi Meir ( Sanhedrin 86a ), which supports the theory ( recorded by Rav Sherira Gaon in his famous Iggeret ) that he was the author of an earlier collection.

He among others fully institutionlized the teaching of Mishnah and Talmud to girls, from an autobiography on him by Rabbi Mayor Twersky called " A Glimpse of the Rav " in R. Menachem Genack ed., Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Man of Halacha, Man of Faith, page 113:

** The Ahavat Eitan by Rav Avrohom Abba Krenitz ( the great grandfather of Rav Malkiel Kotler )

* The encyclopedic editions put out by Mishnat Rav Aharon ( Beis Medrosho Govoah, Lakewood ) on Sheviit, Challah, and Yadayim.

The earliest existing codification of the prayerbook was drawn up by Rav Amram Gaon of Sura, Babylon, about 850 CE.

Traditionally, this Talmud was thought to have been redacted in about the year 350 CE by Rav Muna and Rav Yossi in the Land of Israel.

The work begun by Rav Ashi was completed by Ravina, who is traditionally regarded as the final Amoraic expounder.

Midrash haNe ` elam is located within the body of the Zohar ( parashat Vayera, Chayei Sarah, Toldot ) and the Zohar Chadash ( pp. 2b-30b ; 46b-47b ( in the Zohar Chadash edition by Rav Reuven Margoliot ), and in parashat Balak, Ki Teitze, and the entire Zohar Chadash on Shir haShirim, Ruth, and Eikah.