Bar Kappara | |
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| Born | Eleazar (or Shimon) ben Eleazar ha-Kappar |
| Died | |
| Religion | Judaism |
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| Sect | Rabbinic Judaism |
| Notable work(s) | Mishnah of Bar Kappara |
| Jewish leader | |
| Teacher | Judah ha-Nasi, Nathan the Babylonian, Jeremiah ben Eleazar |
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Bar Kappara (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: בר קפרא, romanized: bar qapparā) was a Jewish scholar of the late second and early third century CE (i.e., during the period between the tannaim and amoraim). He was active in Caesarea Maritima, the capital of the Roman province of Syria Palaestina, from around 180 to 220 CE. His name, meaning "Son of Qappara", was taken from his father, Eleazar ha-Kappar. He was one of the students of Judah ha-Nasi and a first-generation amora.
He was a talented poet and storyteller, and it is said that, at the wedding feast of Simeon ben Judah ha-Nasi, he kept the guests captivated with fables until their food got cold. His satirical wit, however, lost him the chance to be ordained as a rabbi.