| Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi was one of the great Talmudic sages, a man so holy he merited visitations from the prophet Eliyahu. |
| It is regarded as a good thing by just about every Jew that there are Talmudic scholars and rabbis. |
| For example, Talmudic law distinguishes individuals by both birthright and ritual purity. |
| And so, when dealing with these Awesome Days, I'll stick to the relative safety of Talmudic trivia, Midrashic miscellany, customs and folklore. |
| This article is based on a large number Talmudic legends, and on statements from the Zohar. |
| In their philosophical work, both relied on texts drawn from Biblical, Talmudic, and other Judaic sources. |
