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himself, in his capacity of justice, to decide civil cases without consulting his colleagues, but only because he was acknowledged as "an expert for the public." Once, when he was informed that another Rabbi, Rav Yehuda, tore up a previous ruling by
Nachman, he responded by saying, "Did a child tear it up? A great man tore it up; he must have seen in it some reason to invalidate it, and that is why he tore it up."
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Nachman was a brilliant judge, and he maintained a sense of modesty and humility. He once said: "Let the Messiah come, and I will be privileged to sit in the shadow of his donkey’s excrement. I am willing to undergo all the pain and disgrace associated with his arrival." He also permitted
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He was the source of a number of important halakhic principles. For example, he was the author of the ruling that a defendant who absolutely denies his guilt must take the so-called rabbinical oath "shevu'at hesset". He also formulated the accepted understanding of
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as disagreeing. Modern scholarship follows
Tosafot, noting that "Rav Nachman" and "Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak" are often stated as disagreeing within a single passage.
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1340:Ammi b. Abba
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1233:Hamnuna Saba
979:Abin Naggara
939:Abba of Acre
687:Jeremiah (I)
652:Rabbi Yannai
642:Gamaliel III
628:Eretz Israel
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99:Organization
47:Rabbi, Amora
1600:Rabbah Jose
1569:Aha b. Rava
1320:Hamnuna III
1305:Rav Nachman
1171:Abba Arikha
1155:Amoraim of
1020:Rabbi Jonah
909:Hoshaiah II
804:Gamaliel IV
682:Bar Kappara
626:Amoraim of
559:Hamburger,
440:Shevuot 40b
263:Rav Nachman
1635:320 deaths
1629:Categories
1411:Rav Shizbi
1315:Rav Chisda
1263:Rav Giddel
1253:Rav Berona
1228:Hamnuna II
1096:Gamaliel V
1040:Rabbi Aibu
814:Rabbi Assi
809:Rabbi Ammi
363:References
1595:Ravina II
1564:Rafram II
1554:Rav Yemar
1477:Mar Zutra
1467:Rav Zevid
1386:Rav Safra
1192:Rav Shela
1091:Hillel II
1005:Rabbi Aha
964:Alexandri
884:Rav Avira
316:Teachings
302:Palestine
273:Biography
248:Babylonia
244:Talmudist
190:Acharonim
104:Institute
61:Babylonia
18:R. Naḥman
1513:Ravina I
1508:Rav Ashi
1457:Rav Papi
1452:Rav Papa
1301:(Rabbah)
1218:Rav Huna
1197:Rav Assi
1182:Mar Ukva
753:Hezekiah
647:R. Hiyya
566:Bacher,
496:Megillah
459:Berakhot
338:Biblical
291:Nehardea
287:exilarch
185:Rishonim
173:Savoraim
75:Religion
52:Personal
1518:Maremar
1310:Sheshet
1157:Babylon
949:Me'asha
869:Levi II
614:Amoraim
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484:Chullin
474:28b-29a
376:Tosafot
346:Deborah
334:Aramaic
330:aggadot
306:Babylon
168:Amoraim
163:Tannaim
117:Teacher
78:Judaism
1472:Amemar
1030:Zerika
914:Hanina
854:Abin I
819:Abbahu
778:Simlai
561:R.B.T.
350:Huldah
241:Jewish
233:Hebrew
180:Geonim
153:Chazal
83:Spouse
1366:Abaye
1187:Karna
1173:(Rav)
1055:Rabin
844:Helbo
839:Zeira
788:Zeiri
380:Rashi
256:Yalta
252:Amora
158:Zugot
86:Yalta
44:Title
1371:Rava
1283:Anan
824:Ulla
520:Yoma
472:Yoma
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