Usha (Galilee)

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Usha (also Usha ) was an ancient settlement in the lower Galilee that became an important center of rabbinical theology in the 2nd century AD .

According to Jewish tradition, a synod was held here on legal issues, which mark an important stage in the development of the Halakha .

In addition, Usha was for some time the seat of Rabbi Simeon ben Gamaliel II and the training center for Rabbi Jehuda ha-Nasi , who was trained here by Rabbi Jehuda ben Ilai .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Martin Jacobs, Usha in: Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart , Volume 8, 4th Edition, Col. 859
  2. Michael Avi-Yonah, Usha in: Encyclopaedia Judaica , Volume 20, p. 431.