Communities sages


Communities sages

In the knowledge base "The Daily Sage," we have written about the sages of Israel from forty-nine countries. Most of them were born, wrote, led, and died in the communities of Israel between Ethiopia in the south and Georgia in the north, between India in the east and Morocco in the west, including the countries of Asia, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Balkans. Some were born or migrated to other countries in Northern Europe, the United States, and South America. We have listed here the names of all the countries and in each country the names of the sages in alphabetical order. Each sage appears in the country in which he was born, in the countries in which he served, and in the country in which he died. The richness and diversity of the sages of Israel is greater than the sum of the countries, as each city has its own uniqueness. In ‘A Short Tribute’ for each sage, we have included the name of the community in which he was born, worked, and died.

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"It is our custom to light a yahrzeit candle in honor of the memory of the Sages, as it is said: “the life breath of man is the lamp of the Lord” (Proverbs 20:27). And it is good to add from the light of the Torah to the light of the candle, as it is said “For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light” (Proverbs 6:23). And it is good to increase the teaching of the Sage on the anniversary of his death, as Rabbi Yochanan based on the teachings of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai said, “Each scholar whose sayings are taught in this world, his lips speak from the grave (Bechorot 31B).”

“Even if all of the skies are a blank parchment, and all human beings are clerks, and all of the forests are quills, we would never be able to write down what our Sages have taught us. But even a few righteous are also good, and thanks to the sacred Torah and the teachings that Israel will learn in the Sage’s name on the anniversary of his death, the Holy One Blessed be He, will share our part with them, and we will never be ashamed because of our faith in the Holy One Blessed be He, and on his great benevolence and truth will we lean, for He hides his abundant goodness for those who are worthy and revere Him.”

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Rabbi Chananaia son of Akashia stated, God wanted to grant merits to Israel, therefore he gave them many laws and commandments as it states, "Because God wants righteousness he increased the amount of Torah and splendor." (Isaiah 42:21).