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Judah ben Bava was arabbi in the 2nd century whoordained a number of rabbis at a time when the Roman government forbade this ceremony. The penalty was execution for the ordainer and the new rabbis. Rabbi Judah ben Bava was killed byHadrian's soldiers at the age of seventy, and is known as one of theTen Martyrs. Rabbi Judah ben Bava was caught by Hadrian's soldiers while ordaining his students RabbiMeir, RabbiJudah bar Ilai, R'Shimon bar Yochai, R'Jose ben Halafta, and R'Elazar ben Shamua[1] in a place betweenUsha andShefaram.[2] He told his students to run, but he himself was too old. Hadrian's soldiers threw 300javelins at him, causing his death.[3]
Judah ben Bava is the subject of many sayings and legends. He was known as "the Ḥasid," and it is said that wherever the Talmud speaks of "the Ḥasid", it is a reference either to him or toJudah ben Ilai.
He authored several decisions in theHalakha, including the ruling that one witness to the death of the husband is sufficient to justify permitting the wife to marry again.[4]Rabbi Akiva was his most powerful opponent in halakhic disputes.[5]
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