Jonathan ben Uzziel

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The Grave of Jonathan Ben Uzziel Jonathan ben Uzziel (Hebrew: יונתן בן עוזיאל ) [Alternatively Yonatan ben Uziel or Yonosson ben Uziel] is known as the author of Targum Jonathan . He is also said to have written a book of Kabbalah known as Megadnim. He was one of the 80 Tannaim who studied under Hillel the Elder . His tomb is in Amukah in the Galilee near Tzfat , Israel . Traditionally those who are unmarried visit this location in order to be granted blessings in his honor and in his merit find a marriage partner. The Talmud in Sukkah 28a tells that while he was absorbed in studying Torah if a bird flew over his head it would be burnt (possibly a metaphor meant to say that any scholar who wished to differ in opinion with him was incapable of such; Rashi suggests that the Ministering Angels (Malachei HaShareis) were responsible because they longed to hear his words of Torah. Tosafot has a dissenting opinion).

Talmudic rabbi, author of Targum Jonathan Tomb of Jonathan Ben Uzziel Jonathan ben Uzziel ( ) was one of the 80 tannaim who studied under Hillel the Elder during the time of Roman-ruled Judea . He is the author of Targum Jonathan , and a book of kabbalah known as Sefer Migdanim has been attributed to him. Jonathan ben Uzziel is mentioned several times in the Talmud . Jonathan rendered an Aramaic translation of the Major and Minor Prophets which still survives today. When he wished to procure a translation of the Hagiography , a Divine voice ( Hebrew : bat ḳol ) was heard telling him that what he had done was sufficient for humanity. The Rabbis have taught: Hillel the Elder had eighty disciples; thirty of whom were worthy that the Divine Presence ( Shekhina ) rest upon them, like Moses our Master ; thirty of whom were worthy that the sun stand still for them, like Joshua, the son of Nun ; twenty of whom were average. The greatest of them all was Jonathan ben Uzziel; the least of them all was Rabban Johanan ben Zakkai . […] They said about Jonathan ben Uzziel that, in the hour that he would sit and study Torah , any bird flying over him would straightaway be incinerated.

1st-century Judean Talmudic rabbi Tomb of Jonathan Ben Uzziel Jonathan ben Uzziel ( ) was one of the 80 tannaim who studied under Hillel the Elder during the time of Roman-ruled Judea . A book of kabbalah known as Sefer Migdanim has been attributed to him. Jonathan ben Uzziel is mentioned several times in the Talmud . Jonathan rendered an Aramaic translation of the Major and Minor Prophets which still survives today. When he wished to procure a translation of the Ketuvim , a Divine voice ( Hebrew : bat ḳol ) was heard telling him that what he had done was sufficient for humanity. Hillel the Elder had eighty disciples: thirty of them were worthy that the Divine Presence should rest upon them as upon Moses our teacher, but their generation was not worthy of it; thirty of them were worthy that the intercalation of the years should be determined by them; and twenty were average. The greatest of them all was Jonathan b. ’Uzziel [.] Sukkah 28a Sefer migdanim : le-Yonatan ben ʻUziʼel ... : ṿe-hu goral ʻal-pi ha-Ḳabalah Sukkah 28a, Bava Batra 133b, Megillah 3a Babylonian Talmud , Megillah 3a Avot of Rabbi Natan , 14

1st-century Judean Talmudic rabbi Tomb of Jonathan Ben Uzziel Jonathan ben Uzziel ( Hebrew : יונתן בן עוזיאל ) was one of the 80 tannaim who studied under Hillel the Elder during the time of Roman-ruled Judea . Jonathan ben Uzziel is mentioned several times in the Talmud . Jonathan rendered an Aramaic translation ( targum ) of the Major and Minor Prophets which still survives today. When he wished to procure a translation of the Ketuvim , a Divine voice ( Hebrew : bat ḳol ) was heard telling him that what he had done was sufficient for humanity. When he composed it, tradition tells us, the Land of Israel trembled, and a heavenly voice called out, “Who has revealed My secrets to mortals?” Yonatan humbly responded that he had done so not for his own honor, but to help the Jewish people understand the words of the Prophets. He wanted to do the same for the Writings (Ketuvim), but was stopped by Heaven, as those secrets are reserved for the Messianic era." Hillel the Elder had eighty disciples: thirty of them were worthy that the Divine Presence should rest upon them as upon Moses our teacher, but their generation was not worthy of it; thirty of them were worthy that the intercalation of the years should be determined by them; and twenty were average. The greatest of them all was Jonathan b. ’Uzziel[.] Sukkah 28a Sukkah 28a, Bava Batra 133b, Megillah 3a Babylonian Talmud , Megillah 3a Chabad Library Why-No-Entry-for-26th-of-Sivan The Talmud relates that the great sage Hillel had 80 exceptional students. Thirty were so holy they merited divine revelation like Moses; 30 were as spiritually mighty as Joshua, who caused the sun to stand still; and 20 were in between. The greatest of them all was Yonatan ben Uziel. If even the “smallest” of Hillel’s 80 exceptional students—Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai—knew every hidden secret of the Torah, imagine the greatness of Yonatan! So intense was his Torah study that birds flying overhead were consumed by the fiery holiness see Chabad Library Why-No-Entry-for-26th-of-Sivan Avot of Rabbi Natan , 14