Rabbi Tarfon the Elder

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Saint
gptkb:Yavneh
gptkb:mosque
Torah study
Rabbinic authority
Mishnaic tradition
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Land_of_Israel
gptkbp:campus_facilities gptkb:Rabbi_Akiva
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Rabbi_Meir
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:church
gptkbp:cultural_significance Influence on Jewish law
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Land_of_Israel
gptkbp:famous_for Legal rulings
Compassionate rulings
gptkbp:famous_quote The day is short, and the work is great.
It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rabbi Tarfon the Elder
gptkbp:influenced Jewish ethics
Jewish thought
Halakhic decisions
Later Jewish scholars
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pharisees
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Community_service
Influence on future generations
Philosophical discussions
Discussions on ethics
Advocacy for the poor
Community leadership
Legal interpretations
Ethical teachings
Support for education
Promoting education
Promoting justice
Interpretation of Jewish law
Encouraging charity
Discussions on ritual purity
Leadership in Jewish law
Teachings in the Mishnah
gptkbp:legacy Respected figure in Rabbinic literature
gptkbp:part_of Tannaitic period
gptkbp:participated_in Rabbinic debates
gptkbp:resides_in 1st century CE
gptkbp:role gptkb:opera
gptkbp:training gptkb:Rabbi_Eliezer_ben_Hyrcanus
Students of the Torah
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tannaim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5