Ashi
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Ashi 🌐

רב אשי (Known as "Rav Ashi")
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Born Jan 01, 0352 🌐 Babylonia, Sasanian Empire
Passed Away Jan 01, 0427 Sura (Mata Mehasya), Sasanian Empire
Lifespan 75 years old
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"Do not rejoice at the downfall of your enemy, nor let your heart be glad when he stumbles."

Archival Overview

Master architect of the Babylonian Talmud who re-established the Sura Yeshiva and spent sixty years compiling, organizing, and editing the Gemara.

Biographical Record

Rav Ashi (352–427 CE) was the pre-eminent Babylonian sage who combined supreme halakhic authority with enormous social prestige and scholarly resources.

Over sixty years, he went through the entire Talmud twice with his students during the semi-annual Kallah conferences, assembling the vast ocean of Babylonian rabbinic debates.

Key Life Milestones

375

Restoration of Sura Academy

Reopened the Academy of Sura at Mata Mehasya, making it the supreme seat of Jewish scholarship.

420

First Redaction of the Babylonian Talmud

Completed the foundational compilation of the Gemara alongside his colleague Ravina.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Tomb of Rav Ashi
Mount Hermon (traditional site), Lebanon
GPS: 33.4167, 35.8500
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