Haninah ben Teradion

Rabbinical eras
Haninah's martyrdom on the Knesset Menorah
Imprint by Ephraim Moses Lilien depicting Haninah's martyrdom, dedicated to those who died during the 1903 Kishniev pogrom

Rabbi Haninah ben Teradion (Hebrew: חֲנִינָא בֶּן תְּרַדְיוֹן‎ Ḥănīnāʾ ben Təraḏyōn) or Hananiah (חֲנַנְיָה‎ Ḥănanyā) ben Teradion was a rabbi and tanna of the third generation (2nd century). He was a contemporary of Eleazar ben Perata I and of Halafta, together with whom he established certain ritual rules.[1] Known as one of the wealthiest men in Galilee, he also served as the treasurer of a fund for the poor.[2] Following the Bar Kokhba revolt, he was executed by the Romans for ignoring the ban on teaching Torah, and is considered one of the Ten Martyrs.

  1. ^ Ta'anit 2:5
  2. ^ Isaac, Benjamin (1998-01-01), "Bandits in Judaea and Arabia", The Near East under Roman Rule, Brill, pp. 122–123, doi:10.1163/9789004351530_011, ISBN 978-90-04-35153-0, retrieved 2024-06-25