Elisha ben Abuyah [SEP] place of birth
Elisha ben Abuyah
Elisha ben Abuyah () (spelled variously, including Elisha ben Avuya) was a rabbi and Jewish religious authority born in Jerusalem sometime before 70 CE. After he adopted a worldview considered heretical by his fellow "Tannaim" and betrayed his people, the rabbis of the Talmud refrained from relating teachings in his name and referred to him as the "Other One" (, ). In the writings of the gaonim this name appears as "Achor" ("backwards"), because Elisha was considered
that time. If Elisha were a Sadducee, the friendship constantly shown him by Rabbi Meir could be understood. This friendship would have been impossible had Elisha been an apostate or a man of loose morals, as has been asserted. Sadducees and Pharisees, however, lived in friendly intercourse with one another.
Modern cultural references to Elisha.
Modern cultural references to Elisha Jacob Gordin's play "Elisha Ben Abuyah".
Jacob Gordin wrote a Yiddish play, "Elisha Ben Abuyah" (1906); it was performed