Tiberias in Kinneret, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi Marker

Inscription. Rabbi Ammi was among the greatest Talmudic sages and scholars of the third generation (of rabbis) in the Land of Israel (beginning of the 4th c. CE). Rabbi Ammi was head of the Yeshiva in Tiberias following the death of his rabbi, Rabbi Yochanan. Rabbi Assi moved to the Land of Israel from Babylon, becoming Rabbi Yochanan's greatest student and Rabbi Ammi's friend and study partner. Despite the many synagogues in Tiberias, they preferred to sit by the pillars of the Beit Midrash, the Torah study hall.

Rabbi Avira taught, sometimes in the name of Rabbi Ammi, and sometimes in the name of Rabbi Assi, as follows: The ministering angels said before the Holy One, Blessed be He, "Lord of the Universe, it is written in Your Torah: 'You shall not show favor nor take bribes,' yet You show favor to the people of Israel, as it is written, "The Lord lift up His countenance [show favor] upon thee?!"" He replied to them: "And shall I not lift up My countenance towards Israel, since I wrote for them in the Torah, 'And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord thy G-d,' and they are careful [to say Grace after Meals] even if

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the quantity is only an olive or an egg." (Brachot 20B)

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 47.395′ N, 35° 32.243′ E. Marker is in Tiberias, Northern District, in Kinneret. It can be reached from Khakham Abulafya Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos (here, next to this marker); Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai (here, next to this marker); The Holy Shlah / השל"ה הקדוש (a few steps from this marker); The Rambam (Maimonides) / הרמב"ם (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides (a few steps from this marker); Liberation of Tiberias Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Remains of the Watch Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiberias.

More about this marker. The marker is located at the tomb site of the Rambam.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.