Judah bar Ilai
2nd century rabbi (tanna) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Rabbi Judah" redirects here. For the redactor of the Mishnah, see Judah the Prince.
Judah beRabbi Ilai (Mishnaic Hebrew: יהודה בר' אלעאי), usually known as Rabbi Judah or Judah bar Ilai,[lower-alpha 1] was a rabbi of the 2nd century (fourth generation of Tannaim). Of the many Judahs in the Talmud, he is the one referred to simply as "Rabbi Judah" and is the most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishnah.[1] He is not to be confused with Judah bar Ma'arava (יהודה בר מערבא, lit. 'Judah of the West'), an amora.[2]