Rabbi Shimon ben Menasya
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| Hebrew: | |
| רבי שמעון בן מנסיא | |
| Other Names: | |
| Holy Community, Kehila Kadish, Khal Kadosh, Edah Hakedosha | |
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| Simon, Minosya, Minasayah, , Menasya, Minasya | |
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| Baal Shem Tov Forest, Ein Zetim | |
| Description: | |
| A 5th generation Tana and leader of the Ḳehala Ḳaddisha of Yerushalaim group. |
Rabbi Shimon ben Menasya was a fifth generation Tana, a student of Rabbi Meir and an acquaintance of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. After the demise of Hadrien and the nulification of his decrees, Rebbe Shimon ben Minasya helped re-establish the Jewish community in Yerushalaim. Together with Rabbi Yossi ben Meshulam he created a group known as the 'Holy Congregation' (In Hebrew: Kehila Kadish, Khal Kadosh, Edah Hakedosha). Members of this society would devote a third of their day to prayer, a third to Torah study and in the remaining third would work to earn their livelihood. Teachings from the Kehila Kadish society as well as individual teachings from Rabbi Shimon ben Menasya himself are mentioned in a few places throughout the Talmud.
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