Rabbi Eleazar ben Azriah was active at Yavneh (Jabneh) during and subsequent to Rabban Gamaliel’s tenure as the leader of the community (sometime after 70- to early 2nd century), though he is depicted as having been considerably younger than his colleagues. He was wealthy, descended from a prestigious family, and seems to have been blessed with a particularly politically astute wife. Although he earned the approval of Rabbi Yehoshua, he seems to have preserved his independence from that circle. Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah is highlighted in these passages among the texts on this site:
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Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah
Rabbi Eleazar ben Azriah was active at Yavneh (Jabneh) during and subsequent to Rabban Gamaliel’s tenure as the leader of the community (sometime after 70- to early 2nd century), though he is depicted as having been considerably younger than his colleagues. He was wealthy, descended from a prestigious family, and seems to have been blessed with a particularly politically astute wife. Although he earned the approval of Rabbi Yehoshua, he seems to have preserved his independence from that circle. Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah is highlighted in these passages among the texts on this site:
The Deposing of Rabban Gamaliel
Interpretative Innovation
Two Thrones in Heaven
The Death of Rabbi Eliezer
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Rabbi Mitchell Levine reserves the rights to the name The Seventy Faces of the Talmud as well as all original texts and translations written herein. Reuse in most circumstances is acceptable with citation and link to the landing page of this section of the Agudas Achim site.