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amora - one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments

rabbi - spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

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birth blackberry rabbi			This nickname was cherished by the Amoraim and is ubiquitous in their sayings. Heschel's "Torah from Heaven" by Wolf, Arnold Jacob / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought The authorities of the Mishna are called by the term Tanna, meaning teacher by the authorities of the Gemara, themselves known as Amoraim, or an Amora. The Precarious Ties That Bind Us: Sotah 2a by STONE, IRA F. / Cross Currents But these folks really talk - just as the rabbis or the amoraim (the writers of Talmud) do - and they talk about specific things: what does the serpent mean in the story of the Fall; why does Abraham in Egypt tell Sarah to pretend to be his sister; how could God play the savage trick on Abraham of asking him to sacrifice his only son Isaac? Genesis: A Living Conversation by McConnell, Frank / Commonweal			amoebean Amoebian amoebiasis amoebic amoebic dysentery Amoebida Amoebiform Amoebina amoebiosis amoebocyte amoeboid Amoeboid movement Amoebous amok amole Amolition Amomum Amon Amon-Ra Amoneste among amontillado Amor amor patriae amora Amoraim amoral amoralism amoralist amorality amorally Amoret Amorette amoretto amorist amoristic Amorite Amorosa Amorosity amoroso amorous amorously Amorousness Amorpha Amorpha californica Amorpha canescens Amorpha fruticosa amorphism amorphophallus Amorphophallus campanulatus Amorphophallus paeonifolius			Amontillado Amontillado amontillados amontillados AMOOD AMOOF AMOOFL AMOOS AMOP AMOPA AMOPES AMOPI AMOPROC AMOPS Amor Amor Amor Amor Amor (mythology) Amor (mythology) Amor lesbicus Amor lesbicus Amor lesbicus Amor object amor patriae Amor/Belhom/Burns/Convertino amora amora Amoracia rusticans Amoraic Amoraim amoral amoral amoral amoralism amoralism amoralism amoralist amoralist amoralistic amoralists amoralists amorality amorality amorally amorally AMORC Amore Amore Amore Amores Amores Amoret Amoret Amorette amoretti amoretti amoretto amoretto amorettos amorettos

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