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The Chain of Transmission

From Moshe to Rav Ashi, the forty generations of the Rambam, then the Tannaim, Amoraim, Geonim, Rishonim and Acharonim: each sage in his generation, and those whose texts are on the site.

The Chain of Transmission

From Moshe to Rav Ashi, the forty generations of the Rambam, then the Tannaim, Amoraim, Geonim, Rishonim and Acharonim: each sage in his generation, and those whose texts are on the site.

The Chain of Transmission

From Moshe to Rav Ashi, forty generations received the Oral Torah one from another. After them, the Savoraim, the Geonim, the Rishonim and the Acharonim commented on it down to our day.

From Moshe to Ezra

1st — Moshe Rabbeinu

2nd — Yehoshua

3rd — Pinchas

4th — Eli

5th — Shmuel

6th — David

7th — Achiya HaShiloni

8th — Eliyahu

9th — Elisha

10th — Yehoyada HaKohen

11th — Zecharyahu

12th — Hoshea

13th — Amos

14th — Yeshayahu

15th — Micha

16th — Yoel

17th — Nachum

18th — Chavakuk

19th — Tzefanya

20th — Yirmeyahu

21st — Baruch ben Neriya

22nd — Ezra

The Great Assembly

Its members — Chaggai, Zecharya, Malachi, Daniel, Chananya, Mishael, Azarya, Nechemya ben Chachalya, Mordechai, Zerubavel

23rd generation — Shimon HaTzaddik

24th generation — Antigonos Ish Socho

The Pairs

1st pair — Yosei ben Yochanan, Yosei ben Yoezer

2nd pair — Nittai HaArbeli, Yehoshua ben Perachya

3rd pair — Shimon ben Shetach, Yehuda ben Tabbai

4th pair — Avtalyon, Shemaya

5th pair — Hillel the Elder, Shammai

The Tannaim

1st generation — Ben Bag Bag, Akavya ben Mahalalel, Bava ben Buta, Ben Hei Hei, Chananya ben Chizkiya ben Garon, Nachum HaMadi, Rabban Shimon son of Hillel, Rabban Gamliel the Elder

2nd generation — Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa, Rabbi Dosa ben Harkinas, Rabbi Chanina Segan HaKohanim, Rabbi Tzadok, Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira the Elder

3rd generation — Nachum Ish Gamzu, Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh, Rabbi Elazar ben Arach, Rabbi Elazar ben Tzadok, Rabbi Elazar Chisma, Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov the Elder, Rabbi Levitas Ish Yavneh, Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKana, Rabbi Papias, Rabbi Tarfon, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya, Rabbi Yosei ben Kisma, Rabbi Yosei HaKohen, Shimon HaPakuli, Shmuel HaKatan

4th generation — Rabbi Shimon ben Nanas, Shimon ben Azzai, Shimon ben Zoma, Abba Chalafta, Abba Shaul, Abba Yosei ben Dostai, Akilas the Convert, Elisha ben Avuya, Chananya, nephew of Rabbi Yehoshua, Pappos ben Yehuda, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya, Rabbi Elazar ben Perata, Rabbi Elazar Ish Bartota, Rabbi Elazar HaModai, Rabbi Chananya ben Chachinai, Rabbi Chananya ben Teradyon, Rabbi Chanina ben Gamliel, Rabbi Hidka, Rabbi Ilai, Rabbi Reuven ben Istrobli, Rabbi Shimon HaShikmoni, Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava, Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira, Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha, Rabbi Yochanan ben Beroka, Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri, Rabbi Yochanan ben Torta, Rabbi Yosei ben Dormaskit, Rabbi Yosei HaGelili, Shimon HaTimni, Yehuda ben Teima, Yochanan ben Dahavai

5th generation — Abba Chanan, Issi ben Yehuda, Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel of Yavneh, Rabbi Achai ben Yoshiya, Rabbi Dostai ben Rabbi Yannai, Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua, Rabbi Elazar ben Tzadok the Younger, Rabbi Eliezer son of Rabbi Yosei HaGelili, Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov, Rabbi Chalafta Ish Kfar Chananya, Rabbi Chananya ben Akavya, Rabbi Matya ben Charash, Rabbi Meir, Rabbi Natan HaBavli, Rabbi Nechemya, Rabbi Nehorai, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Yaakov ben Korshai, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korcha, Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai, Rabbi Yishmael ben Yochanan ben Beroka, Rabbi Yitzchak, Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar, Rabbi Yonatan, Rabbi Yosei ben Chalafta, Rabbi Yosei ben Kipar, Rabbi Yosei ben Yehuda Ish Kfar HaBavli, Rabbi Yoshiya

6th generation — Rabbi Dosa, Rabbi Dostai ben Yehuda, Rabbi Elazar ben Rabbi Shimon, Rabbi Elazar HaKappar, Rabbi Menachem ben Rabbi Yosei, Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair, Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar, Rabbi Shimon ben Menasya, Rabbi Shimon ben Rabbi Yosei ben Lakonya, Rabbi Shimon ben Yehuda, Rabbi Yishmael ben Rabbi Yosei, Rabbi Yosei ben HaMeshulam, Rabbi Yosei ben Rabbi Yehuda, Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, Shimon ben Chalafta, Sumchos

Between Tannaim and Amoraim — Bar Kappara, Levi ben Sisi, Rabban Gamliel son of Rabbi, Rabbi Bena'a, Rabbi Chiya, Rabbi Oshaya, Rabbi Shimon son of Rabbi, Rav Shela

Texts from this period on the site — Flavius Josephus, Onkelos, Targum Jonathan

The Amoraim

1st generation — Avuha DiShmuel, Geniva, Chizkiya son of Rabbi Chiya, Karna, Mar Ukva, Rabba bar Chana, Rabbi Afes, Rabbi Chanina bar Chama, Rabbi Chama bar Bisa, Rabbi Yannai, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, Rabbi Yehuda Nesia, Rav, Rav Assi, Rav Kahana the Elder, Shmuel, Yehuda son of Rabbi Chiya

2nd generation — Rav Chiya bar Yosef, Avimi, Bar Pada, Rabba bar Avuha, Rabbi Chama son of Rabbi Chanina, Rabbi Mana the Elder, Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish (Reish Lakish), Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi, Rabbi Simlai, Rabbi Yaakov bar Idi, Rabbi Yitzchak Nappacha, Rabbi Yochanan, Rav Ada bar Ahava, Rav Chiya bar Ashi, Rav Gidel, Rav Chama bar Gurya, Rav Hamnuna the Elder, Rav Chanan bar Rabba, Rav Chiya son of Rav, Rav Huna, Rav Kahana, Rav Ketina, Rav Matna, Rav Yehuda bar Yechezkel, Rav Yirmeya bar Abba, Ulla, Zeiri

3rd generation — Rabba bar Nachmani, Rabba son of Rav Huna, Rabba bar bar Chana, Rabbi Abahu, Rabbi Abba, Rabbi Abba son of Rabbi Chiya bar Abba, Rabbi Ami, Rabbi Chiya bar Abba, Rabbi Elazar ben Pedat, Rabbi Chaggai, Rabbi Chanina bar Pappa, Rabbi Chelbo, Rabbi Ilai (Amora), Rabbi Kohen, Rabbi Levi, Rabbi Shimon bar Abba, Rabbi Shmuel bar Nachmani, Rabbi Shmuel bar Yitzchak, Rabbi Yehuda Nesia (II), Rabbi Yirmeya, Rabbi Yitzchak bar Nachman, Rabbi Zerika, Rachava, Rami bar Abba, Rav Acha bar Yaakov, Rav Assi (II), Rav Chisda, Rav Dimi, Rav Hamnuna, Rav Idi bar Avin, Rav Kahana (III), Rav Nachman bar Yaakov, Rav Sheshet, Rav Yitzchak bar Yosef, Rav Yosef bar Chiya, Ravin, Rabbi Zeira

4th generation — Abaye, Avimi son of Rabbi Abahu, Hillel HaNasi (II), Rabbi Berachya, Rabbi Chizkiya, Rabbi Pinchas bar Chama, Rabbi Yehuda ben Pazi, Rabbi Yitzchak ben Elazar, Rabbi Yonah, Rabbi Yosei bar Zevida, Rami bar Chama, Rav Ada bar Ahava (II), Rav Acha, Rav Dimi of Nehardea, Rav Huna bar Avin, Rav Nachman bar Chisda, Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak, Rav Shisha son of Rav Idi, Rava

5th generation — Ameimar, Rabbi Avin son of Ravin, Rabbi Elazar bar Yosei, Rabbi Mana, Rabbi Tanchuma bar Abba, Rabbi Yehoshua bar Idi, Rav Acha son of Rav Ika, Rav Bivi son of Abaye, Rav Chama, Rav Huna son of Rav Yehoshua, Rav Kahana (IV), Rav Mesharshiya, Rav Pappa, Rav Pappi, Rav Zevid, Rabbi Shmuel son of Rabbi Yosei bar Avun

6th generation — Mar Zutra, Rafram, Rav Acha son of Rava, Rav Ashi, Rav Geviha of Bei Katil, Rav Yeimar, Ravina

7th generation — Mar son of Rav Ashi

8th generation — Rabba Tosfa'a, Ravina son of Rav Huna

The Savoraim

After Ravina — Rav Yosei, Rabbana Sama son of Rabbana Yehuda, Rav Achai son of Rav Huna, Rav Rechumai, Rav Shmuel son of Yehuda, Ravina of Amutzya, Rav Acha son of Rabba bar Avuha, Rav Tachna and Mar Zutra, sons of Rav Chinena, Rabba Yosef, Rav Eina, Rav Simuna, Rav Rabbai of Rov

The Geonim

Pumbedita — Mar son of Rav Chanan of Ashkaya, Rav Mari son of Rav Dimi, Rav Chanina of Bei Gihara, Rav Chana, Rav Yitzchak, Rav Rabba, Rav Bosai

Sura — Rav Mar son of Rav Huna, Rav Chanina, Rav Huna, Rav Sheshna

Pumbedita — Rav Huna Mari son of Rav Yosef, Rav Chiya of Meshan, Rav Ravya, Rav Natronai son of Nechemya, Rav Yehuda, Rav Yosef, Rav Shmuel son of Rav Mar, Rav Natroi Kahana son of Achnai, Rav Avraham Kahana, Rav Dodai son of Rav Nachman, Rav Chananya son of Rav Mesharshiya, Rav Malka son of Rav Acha, Rav Abba son of Rav Dodai, Rav Shinuai, Rav Chaninai Kahana son of Rav Avraham, Rav Huna son of HaLevi son of Yitzchak, Rav Menashe son of Rav Yosef

Sura — Rav Chanina of Nehar Pekod, Rav Nehilai HaLevi of Naresh, Rav Yaakov HaKohen of Nehar Pekod, Rav Shmuel, Rav Mari HaKohen of Nehar Pekod, Rav Acha, Rav Yehudai son of Rav Nachman, Rav Achunai Kahana son of Pappa, Rav Chanina Kahana son of Rav Huna, Rav Mari HaLevi son of Rav Mesharshiya, Rav Bibai HaLevi son of Rav Abba

Pumbedita — Rav Yeshaya HaLevi son of Rav Abba, Rav Yosef son of Rav Shila, Rav Kahana son of Rav Chaninai, Rav Avumai son of Rav Avraham, Rav Yosef son of Rav Abba, Rav Avraham son of Rav Sherira, Rav Yosef son of Rav Chiya, Rav Yitzchak son of Chananya, Rav Yosef son of Rabbi, Rav Paltoi son of Rav Abaye, Rav Achai Kahana son of Rav Mar, Rav Menachem son of Rav Yosef, Rav Matitya son of Rabbi, Rav Abba son of Rav Ami, Rav Tzemach son of Paltoi, Rav Hai son of David

Sura — Rav Hilai son of Rav Mari, Rav Yaakov HaKohen son of Rav Mordechai, Rav Avimi, Rav Tzadok son of Rav Ashi, Rav Hilai son of Rav Chananya, Rav Kimoi son of Rav Ashi, Rav Moshe Kahana son of Yaakov, Rav Kohen Tzedek son of Rav Ivumi, Rav Shalom son of Rav Boaz, Rav Natronai son of Rav Hilai, Rav Amram son of Rav Sheshna, Rav Nachshon son of Rav Tzadok, Rav Tzemach son of Rav Chaim, Rav Malka, Rav Hai son of Rav Nachshon, Rav Hilai son of Rav Natronai, Rav Shalom son of Rav Mishael, Rav Yaakov son of Rav Natronai, Rav Yom Tov Kahana son of Rav Yaakov, Rav Natan Aluf, Saadia Gaon, Rav Yosef son of Rabbi Yaakov, known as Bar Satya

Pumbedita — Rav Kimoi son of Rav Achai, Rav Yehudai son of Rav Shmuel, Rav Mevaser Kahana son of Rav Kimoi, Rav Kohen Tzedek Kahana son of Rav Yosef, Rav Tzemach son of Rav Kafnai, Rav Chananya son of Rav Yehuda, Rav Aharon son of Rav Yosef HaKohen, Rav Nechemya son of Rav Kohen Tzedek, Rav Sherira Gaon son of Rav Chananya, Rav Hai Gaon son of Rav Sherira

Texts from this period on the site — Targum Sheni, Targum Jerusalem

The Rishonim

11th century — Rabbeinu Gershom, Rabbeinu Chananel, Rav Nissim Gaon, Rif, Rabbi Shlomo ibn Gabirol, Rashi, Rabbeinu Bachya ibn Pakuda

12th century — Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, Ri Migash, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, Rabbeinu Tam, Rabbi Yosef Kimchi, Ri HaZaken, Raavad, Rambam, Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid, Radak, Bekhor Shor, Tosafot

13th century — Ramban, Rabbeinu Yonah, Maharam of Rothenburg, Ezra ben Shlomo, Rashba, Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, Meiri, Ritva, Rosh, Rabbeinu Bachya, Rabbi Yechiel ben Yekutiel, Immanuel of Rome, Da'at Zekenim, Hadar Zekenim, Chizkuni, Imrei Da'at, Tikvat Enosh

14th century — Rabbeinu Yaakov ben Asher, Maggid Mishneh, Ralbag, Riva, Ran, Rabbi Yisrael al-Nakawa

15th century — Rabbi Yosef Albo, Abarbanel, Eshkol HaKofer, Mizrachi, Bartenura, Rabbi Yaakov ibn Chaviv, Toledot Yitzchak, Sforno

The Acharonim

16th century — Rabbi Yosef Karo, Yosef ibn Yahya, Menot HaLevi, Alshich, Yeriot Shlomo, Mechir Yayin, Maharal of Prague, Ramak, Levush HaOrah, the Ari, Rabbi Chaim Vital, Iggeret Shmuel, Kli Yakar, Maharsha, Minchat Shai, Shelah, Yesha Elohim, Siftei Kohen

17th century — Tosafot Yom Tov, Divrei David, the Shach, Siftei Chakhamim, Rav Tzvi Hirsch Koidanover

18th century — Metzudot, Tiferet Yehonatan, Alon Bakhut, Or HaChaim, Baal Shem Tov, Ramchal, Noda BiYehuda, Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, Maskil LeDavid, Vilna Gaon, Chida, Minei Targuma, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, Rav David Shlomo Eibeschütz, Rav Hillel Rivlin, Megillat Setarim, Palgei Mayim, Ta'alumot Chokhmah, Tzror HaMor, Nachalat Yaakov, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Rabbi Yeshaya of Yanov, Avi Ezer

19th century — Chatam Sofer, Rabbi Dov Ber of Lubavitch, Rabbi Natan of Breslov, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, Reggio, HaKtav VeHaKabbalah, Rabbi Eliezer Papo, Rashash, Shadal, Netinah LaGer, Rav Shlomo Ganzfried, Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch, Malbim, Eretz Chemdah, Haamek Davar, Harchev Davar, Em LaMikra, Rav Yosef Chaim, Chafetz Chaim, Rabbi Gershon Chanoch of Radzin, Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin, Sfat Emet, Rav Yosef Yozel Hurwitz

Our era

20th–21st century — Rav Kook, Hillel Zeitlin, Baal HaSulam, Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, Mechokekei Yehuda, Rav Ovadia Yosef, Birkat Asher, Rav Adin Steinsaltz, Ish Leshivto, MeAvur HaAretz, Chibbah Yeteirah, Rav Eliezer Melamed, Torah Temimah, Karati Bekhol Lev

Sources: Rambam, introduction to the Mishneh Torah · Iggeret of Rav Sherira Gaon · Sefaria (generations of the Tannaim and Amoraim, dates of authors and works).

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