Johanan ben Baroka (or Johanan b. Baroka; he, רבי יוחנן בן בְּרוֹקַה, or sometimes spelled יוחנן בן ברוקא, both read as ''Yochanan ben
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Beroka'') was a second and third generation Jewish
Tanna sage (2nd century).
He was a disciple of
Rabbi Yehoshua
Joshua ben Hananiah ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ ben Ḥánanyāh''; d. 131 CE), also known as Rabbi Yehoshua, was a leading tanna of the first half-century following the destruction of the Second Temple. He is the seventh-most-frequently mentioned sage i ...
and colleague of
Eleazar Chisma. He maintained a scholarly intercourse with
Johanan ben Nuri.
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Jewish Encyclopedia
He had a son, R. Ishmael ben Johanan ben Baroka, who was accounted in the fourth generation of the Jewish
Tanna sages.
Teachings
A considerable number of halakhot have been handed down in his name. Many of them, particularly those concerning marital and civil affairs, were adopted as law.
He is also cited in the
aggadah
Aggadah ( he, ''ʾAggāḏā'' or ''Haggāḏā''; Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגָּדְתָא ''ʾAggāḏəṯāʾ''; "tales, fairytale, lore") is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism ...
. According to him, the saying "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth," implies that the duty of propagating humanity devolves upon woman as well as upon man. He taught that whoever profanes the name of God, even secretly, is punished publicly, whether the deed is committed intentionally or unintentionally.
Pirkei Avot
Pirkei Avot ( he, פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת; also transliterated as ''Pirqei Avoth'' or ''Pirkei Avos'' or ''Pirke Aboth''), which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers, is a compilation of the ethical teachings and maxims from ...
4:4; Avot of Rabbi Natan, ed. Schechter, p. 35a
References
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2nd-century rabbis